Raynaud's phenomenon in a child presenting as oxygen desaturation during transfusion with cold blood.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2008
Abstract
We report a case of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) triggered by transfusion of cold blood to a pediatric burn patient under general anesthesia. The child was febrile so a decision was made to not use a blood warmer. When the blood was rapidly administered the child suddenly developed 'desaturation'. The child was placed on 100% oxygen, adequate ventilation assured, and the color of his oral mucosa assessed as 'pink'. Placement of the oximeter on the opposite hand revealed 100% saturation. To our knowledge, this is the first case of apparent RP reported in a pediatric patient triggered by transfusion of cold blood.
Volume
18
Issue
12
First Page
1208
Last Page
1210
ISSN
1460-9592
Published In/Presented At
Zhang, X., & Coté, C. J. (2008). Raynaud's phenomenon in a child presenting as oxygen desaturation during transfusion with cold blood. Paediatric anaesthesia, 18(12), 1208–1210. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02782.x
Disciplines
Anesthesiology | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
19076576
Department(s)
Department of Anesthesiology
Document Type
Article