Severe platelet transfusion refractoriness after thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair
Severe platelet transfusion refractoriness after thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair
MD Claire M. Motyl,S. Phillips,2 Authors,A. Birmingham
TLDR
The case of a 76-year-old woman with refractory thrombocytopenia secondary to alloimmunization following open repair of a Crawford extent IV thoracoabdominal aneurysm is presented.
Abstract
Severe thrombocytopenia after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair poses a significant clinical risk in the immediate postoperative period. Understanding the mechanisms of refractoriness to platelet transfusion is relevant to supporting thrombocytopenic patients postoperatively. We present the case of a 76-year-old woman with refractory thrombocytopenia secondary to alloimmunization following open repair of a Crawford extent IV thoracoabdominal aneurysm. The patient provided written informed consent for the report of her case details and imaging studies.