Cold agglutinins. Cause for concern?
An unusual case of re-exploration of the site of previous ventricular aneurysmectomy is reported. The conduct of cardiopulmonary bypass was complicated by the presence of cold agglutinins with a wide thermal range active up to 30 degrees C. There follows a brief description of cold agglutinins, and the difficulties they cause during cross-matching.
D000373:Agglutinins; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010265:Paraproteinemias
D000373:Agglutinins; D001323:Autoantibodies