Differentiating between cold agglutinins and rouleaux: a case series of seven patients. (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heath, Michele; Walker, Julie; Barbeito, Atilio; Williams, Adam; Welsby, Ian; Maxwell, Cory; Daneshmand, Mani; Haney, John; Hoffman, Maureane
• Is Part Of: Perfusion. Volume 33:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 164
• Page End: 169
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: antibody/antigen -- blood -- blood constituents -- cardioplegia -- hematology -- cardiopulmonary bypass -- inflammatory response -- fibrin -- hypothermia; Perfusion (Physiology) -- Periodicals; Blood -- Circulation, Artificial -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Extracorporeal Circulation -- Periodicals; Perfusion -- Periodicals; Circulation extracorporelle -- Périodiques; Perfusion -- Périodiques; 617.41
• DOI: 10.1177/0267659117727593
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0267-6591

Abstract

We present a case series of seven patients with suspected cold agglutinin antibodies, discovered after initiation of bypass. Laboratory analysis of blood samples intraoperatively determined the cause of the aggregation to be rouleaux formation in three of the patients and cold agglutinins in the other four.