Anesth Analg 2001;93:878-882
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Bleeding in a Patient Receiving Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Jonathan H. Waters, MD,
David G. Anthony, BS,
Alexandru Gottlieb, MD, and
Juraj Sprung, MD PhD*
Department of General Anesthesiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio; and *Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jonathan H. Waters, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of General Anesthesiology, E-31, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195. Address e-mail to Watersj{at}ccf.org
IMPLICATIONS: We describe a patient who experienced intraoperative bleeding after being treated with platelet receptor glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist eptifibatide. We used Sonoclot® and Thrombelastograph® to monitor antiplatelet effects of eptifibatide.
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