Thrombocytopenia induced by pulmonary artery flotation catheters. A prospective study

The platelet counts of patients with PAFC were studied prospectively, 45 patients admitted to the ICU during the same period of time, who did not require PAFC were used as a control group. We had previously excluded any other cause of thrombocytopenia in both groups of patients. We found a significa...

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Published in:Intensive care medicine 1984, Vol.10 (1), p.29-31
Main Authors: RULL, J. R. V, LOZA AGUIRRE, J, DE LAPUERTA, E, MORENO MILLAN, E, PEÑAS MALDONADO, L, PEREZ CLAUSELL, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Catheterization - instrumentation
Critical Care
Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics
Female
Hemodynamics
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Monitoring
Myocardial Infarction - therapy
Platelet Count
Prospective Studies
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Edema - therapy
Thrombocytopenia - blood
Thrombocytopenia - etiology
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Summary:The platelet counts of patients with PAFC were studied prospectively, 45 patients admitted to the ICU during the same period of time, who did not require PAFC were used as a control group. We had previously excluded any other cause of thrombocytopenia in both groups of patients. We found a significant platelet decrease in the PAFC group at 6 h (p less than 0.001), 24 h (p less than 0.001), 48 h (p less than 0.001) and 72 h (p less than 0.001) after catheter placement, compared to the control group. This decrease was early and sharp and disappeared quickly after catheter removal. We believe that thrombocytopenia in these patients is of peripheral origin and is due to an increased consumption of platelets.
ISSN:0342-4642
1432-1238
DOI:10.1007/BF00258065