Severe anaphylactic shock due to repeated application of aprotinin in patients following intrathoracic aortic replacement

Abstract
Aprotinin is known to significantly reduce the incidence of perioperative bleeding complications in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery. Despite the wide use of this medication in other surgical fields,there are only a few reports of serious adverse side effects. In this paperwe report on two patients with severe anaphylactic shock due to repeatedadministration of aprotinin, who both required cardiopulmonaryresuscitation.

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