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Anesth Analg 2003;97:289-290
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

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Alarming Levels of Carboxyhemoglobin in a Unit of Banked Blood

Melissa Ehlers, MD, David McCloskey, BS CCT, CCP, and Neil S. Devejian, MD

Departments of Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, New York

Address correspondence and e-mail requests to Melissa Ehlers, MD, 47 New Scotland Ave. Albany Medical Center, Box 131, Albany, NY 12208. Address e-mail to melissa_ehlers{at}yahoo.com

IMPLICATIONS: Increased levels of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) are frequently found in units of packed red blood cells. We report a congenital heart surgery where increased levels of COHb were found in the patient after a blood transfusion and hypothesize that this phenomenon could be dangerous in a cyanotic newborn undergoing open heart surgery.




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