title: Leukemoid like reaction in a post CABG patient.
abstract: The presentation of leukemoid reaction in patients post-cardiac surgery is rare with limited prior reports in the English language literature. We report a case of raised leukocyte count with no evidence of infection in a patient post coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The exaggerated inflammatory response by the patient to extra-corporeal circulation was drastically elevated, but fell short of the leukaemoid reaction definition - so we have defined it as a leukaemoid like reaction. A clear correlation between the extra-corporeal circulation and inflammatory response is documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Padmakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of CVTS, MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ravikrishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of CVTS, MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prasad
keywords: Extra-corporeal circulation; leukaemoid reaction; leukotrienes; myelogenous leukaemia