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 Acute acquired immune thrombocytopenia after cardiac surgery: A challenging case

Elisabetta Auci1, Luigi Vetrugno2, Ilaria Riccardi1, Igor Vendramin3, Ugolino Livi3, Flavio Bassi1, Tiziana Bove2
1 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, ASUFC “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
2 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Clinic, ASUFC “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital of Udine; Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
3 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, ASUFC “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy

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Elisabetta Auci
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, ASUFC “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital of Udine, Italy. P.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine
Italy
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DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_37_21

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Year : 2023  |  Volume : 26  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 90-93

 
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Thrombocytopenia is a common condition that recognizes an infinite number of possible causes, especially in specific settings like the one covered in this case report: the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. We report a case of an old male with multiple comorbidities who underwent a coronary angioplasty procedure and aortic valve replacement. He showed severe thrombocytopenia in the postoperative days. Differential diagnosis required a big effort, also for the experts in the field. Our goal was to aggressively treat the patient with prednisolone, platelets, and intravenous immunoglobulins to maximize the prognosis. Our patient developed no complications and was discharged successfully.






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Elisabetta Auci1, Luigi Vetrugno2, Ilaria Riccardi1, Igor Vendramin3, Ugolino Livi3, Flavio Bassi1, Tiziana Bove2
1 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, ASUFC “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
2 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Clinic, ASUFC “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital of Udine; Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
3 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, ASUFC “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy

Correspondence Address:
Elisabetta Auci
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, ASUFC “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital of Udine, Italy. P.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine
Italy
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_37_21

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Thrombocytopenia is a common condition that recognizes an infinite number of possible causes, especially in specific settings like the one covered in this case report: the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. We report a case of an old male with multiple comorbidities who underwent a coronary angioplasty procedure and aortic valve replacement. He showed severe thrombocytopenia in the postoperative days. Differential diagnosis required a big effort, also for the experts in the field. Our goal was to aggressively treat the patient with prednisolone, platelets, and intravenous immunoglobulins to maximize the prognosis. Our patient developed no complications and was discharged successfully.






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