Life-threatening anaphylactic shock caused by porcine heparin intravenous infusion during mitral valve repair

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1194-1195

  Bottio, Tomaso ^a,b   Pittarello, Giorgio ^a   Bonato, Raffaele ^a   Fagiolo, Umberto ^a   Gerosa, Gino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Policlino Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EPSOCLAR; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METARAMINOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORADRENALIN; PROPOFOL; SALBUTAMOL; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIDAL VOLUME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0142213809     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00813-4     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Wutschert R, Piletta P, Bounameaux H. Adverse skin reactions to low molecular weight heparins: frequency, management and prevention. Drug Saf. 1999;20:515-25.
2. Folwaczny EK, Sturmer KM. Atypical heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) heparin allergy with thrombocytosis. Chirurgie. 1999;70: 588-93.
3. Harada A, Tatsuno K, Kikuchi T, Takahashi Y, Sai S, Murakami Y, et al. Use of bovine lung heparin to obviate anaphylactic shock caused by porcine gut heparin. Ann Thorac Surg. 1990;49:826-7.
4. Dux S, Pitlik S, Perry G, Rosenfeld JB. Hypersensitivity reaction to chlorbutol-preserved heparin. Lancet. 1981;1(8212):149.
5. Rosenzweig P, Gary NE, Gocke DJ, Saidi P, Felton SM, Eisinger RP. Heparin allergy accompanying acute renal failure. Artif Organs. 1979; 3:78-9.
6. Ansell JE, Clark WP, Compton CC. Fatal reactions associated with intravenous heparin. Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1986;20:74-5.