Hemolytic reaction in the washed salvaged blood of a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

In patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), the membrane-attack complex (MAC) formed on red blood cells (RBCs) causes hemolysis due to the patient ’s own activated complement system by an infect...

Source: BMC Anesthesiology - May 22, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Yuko Kawamoto, Tasuku Nishihara, Aisa Watanabe, Kazuo Nakanishi, Taisuke Hamada, Amane Konishi, Naoki Abe, Sakiko Kitamura, Keizo Ikemune, Yuichiro Toda and Toshihiro Yorozuya Tags: Case report Source Type: research