Korean J Anesthesiol.
1998 Jan;34(1):213-216. 10.4097/kjae.1998.34.1.213.
An Anesthetic Experience in a Patient with EDTA-induced Pseudothrombocytopenia: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Hallym University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2032367
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1998.34.1.213
Abstract
- Pseudothrombocytopenia caused by platelet clumping is an in vitro phenomenon that occurs in ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) anticoagulated blood at room temperature. Pseudothrombocytopenia may lead to erroneous diagnosis, unnecessary and costly additional laboratory examinations, and inappropriate medical or surgical therapy. We experienced 75-year old female pseudothrombocytopenia patient scheduled for orthopedic surgery, who showed abnormal thrombocytopenia (35,000/mm3) in preoperative routine platelet count using EDTA anticoagulant, but showed normal platelet count in sodium citrate anticoagulant.
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