Peeters M, Yilmaz A, Vandekerkhof J, Kaya A. Protamine Induced Anaphylactic Shock after Peripheral Vascular Surgery.
Ann Vasc Surg 2020;
69:450.e13-450.e15. [PMID:
32554194 DOI:
10.1016/j.avsg.2020.06.016]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Anaphylactic reactions to protamine are quite rare and almost exclusively reported during cardiac surgery. In this report, we illustrate a rare case of protamine reaction after peripheral vascular surgery a couple of months after cardiac surgery and how the patient survived this critical complication.
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