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  • Title: Redo without transfusion in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
    Author: Koyanagi T, Kyo S, Hirooka E, Koyama I, Omoto R.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2000 Apr; 69(4):1261-3. PubMed ID: 10800836.
    Abstract:
    Mitral valve replacement was able to be carried out at redo operation requiring neither allogeneic platelet nor blood transfusion in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, by means of preoperative high-dose intravenous gamma-globulin, autologous blood predonation, use of a centrifugal pump, heparin-coated extracorporeal circuits, and simultaneous splenectomy.
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