[Pseudohypoxemia in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia and splenomegaly].
A 35-year-old man with chronic myeloid leukemia whose peripheral leukocyte count was 18.6 x 10(4).mm-3 underwent splenectomy. Perioperative arterial blood gas analysis showed lower oxygen saturations than those measured with pulse oximetry. The findings suggested pseudohypoxemia because of marked leukocytosis.
Azuma
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K
Department of Anesthesiology and Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180.
Harasawa
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Sakuragi
T
T
Watanabe
K
K
Higa
K
K
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*