In-Hospital Onset of Pseudothrombocytopenia Days before Surgery

Automated cell counters often produce spuriously low platelet counts due to laboratory artifacts. These in vitro phenomena may lead to erroneous treatments, surgical delays, and unnecessary platelet transfusions. An overlooked case of newly developed anticoagulant-induced platelet aggregation diagno...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Souza, Luiz, Amorim, Luiz, Pereira, Ana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30693112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4726036
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Sumario:Automated cell counters often produce spuriously low platelet counts due to laboratory artifacts. These in vitro phenomena may lead to erroneous treatments, surgical delays, and unnecessary platelet transfusions. An overlooked case of newly developed anticoagulant-induced platelet aggregation diagnosed in a preoperative visit is discussed and diagnostic clues are presented.

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