Severe thrombocytopenia in tetralogy of Fallot patients: A contraindication for corrective surgery?
A 3-year-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot and recurrent cyanotic spells was found to have severe thrombocytopenia with platelet counts in the range of 11–30,000/mm[3]. There was a hesitation to operate in view of the high bleeding risk due to profound thrombocytopenia. However, the total correction...
Main Authors: | Suraj Patil, Jay Relan, Milind Hote, Shyam Sunder Kothari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Pediatric Cardiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2019;volume=12;issue=3;spage=305;epage=307;aulast=Patil |
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