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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 315-318 |
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Leukemoid like reaction in a post CABG patient
G Padmakumar1, J Ravikrishnan2, P Jayakumar2, K Prasad1
1 Department of Anaesthesiology, MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India
2 Department of CVTS, MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. G Padmakumar
Mani Bhavanam, Erezha South, Mavelikara, Alleppey - 690 106, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.135046
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The presentation of leukemoid reaction in patients post-cardiac surgery is rare with limited prior reports in the English language literature. We report a case of raised leukocyte count with no evidence of infection in a patient post coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The exaggerated inflammatory response by the patient to extra-corporeal circulation was drastically elevated, but fell short of the leukaemoid reaction definition - so we have defined it as a leukaemoid like reaction. A clear correlation between the extra-corporeal circulation and inflammatory response is documented. |
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