Disseminated intravascular clotting associated with Fc-receptor IIa-mediated platelet activation in a patient with endocarditis after aortic valve replacement

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 630-633

  Kottenberg Assenmacher, Eva ^a   Volbracht, L ^a   Jakob, H ^a   Greinacher, A ^b   Peters, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood, cells, platelets; Blood, coagulation, intravascular; Fc receptor IIa

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALTEPLASE; ANTIBODY; ANTIVITAMIN K; APROTININ; ETOMIDATE; FC RECEPTOR; FC RECEPTOR IIA; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; IMIPENEM; ISOFLURANE; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM; PROTAMINE SULFATE; ROCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750132102     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael234     Document Type: Article

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