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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;19:219-220
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Novel approach to bleeding in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with liver dysfunction

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Haematology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK

Received 18 September 2000; received in revised form 28 November 2000; accepted 29 November 2000.

Corresponding author. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mailpoint 46, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Rd, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK. Tel.: +44-23-8077-7222; fax: +44-23-8079-6614
e-mail: rstuklis{at}yahoo.com

We describe two patients with significant liver dysfunction (Child–Pugh class B) who underwent cardiac surgery at our institution facilitated by the use of a prothrombin complex concentrate for the management of postoperative bleeding.

Key Words: Prothrombin complex concentrate • Liver dysfunction • Cardiac surgery

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