An Anesthetic Experience in a Patient with EDTA-induced Pseudothrombocytopenia: A case report / 대한마취과학회지
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
;
: 213-216, 1998.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Pseudothrombocytopenia caused by platelet clumping is an in vitro phenomenon that occurs in ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) anticoagulated blood at room temperature. Pseudothrombocytopenia may lead to erroneous diagnosis, unnecessary and costly additional laboratory examinations, and inappropriate medical or surgical therapy. We experienced 75-year old female pseudothrombocytopenia patient scheduled for orthopedic surgery, who showed abnormal thrombocytopenia (35,000/mm3) in preoperative routine platelet count using EDTA anticoagulant, but showed normal platelet count in sodium citrate anticoagulant.
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Main subject:
Orthopedics
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Platelet Count
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Sodium
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Thrombocytopenia
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Blood Platelets
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Edetic Acid
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Citric Acid
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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