Open cardiac operations in patients with abnormalities of white blood cell number or function.
Abnormality of white blood cell number or function has been viewed by some as a relative contraindication to operations done with cardiopulmonary bypass. We have operated upon three patients, each with a different white blood cell abnormality, with good results. We do not believe these patients should be denied operation.
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Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112.
Schooley
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Nichols
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Webb
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