Open heart surgery in presence of hereditary spherocytosis.
A patient with ostium secundum atrial septal defect was operated upon despite having hereditary spherocytosis, without any hemolytic effects of cardiopulmonary bypass. A short bypass time is safe in presence of this congenital hemolytic anemia.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
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D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
D006454:Hemoglobins