title: Routine platelet transfusion in patients undergoing emergency coronary bypass surgery after receiving abciximab.
abstract: Abciximab has been shown to reduce the ischemic complications of high-risk angioplasty procedures. The appropriate management of patients who have received abciximab and require emergency coronary artery bypass surgery after failed coronary angioplasty is as yet undetermined. We present the outcomes of a small series of such patients who were given platelet transfusions before or during cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Juergens
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Oesterle
mesh_terms: D000077284:Abciximab; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017713:Platelet Transfusion
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077284:Abciximab