Thrombocytopenia accompanying a reaction to protamine sulfate
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
- Vol. 32 (1) , 49-52
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03008537
Abstract
Catastrophic pulmonary vasoconstriction, an idiosyncratic reaction to protamine, occurred following cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with mitral regurgitation. One minute following intravenous injection of 10 mg of protamine, systemic blood pressure decreased precipitously, accompanied by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure, decreased left atrial pressure, and a dilated and poorly contracting right ventricle. These changes spontaneously reversed over five minutes. Rechallenge with protamine was uneventful. Platelet count decreased from 76,000/mm3 to 12,000/mm3. Transient thrombocytopenia occurs predictably in dogs given protamine rapidly. Suggested mechanisms of idiosyncratic pulmonary vasoconstriction in patients should consider the role of the associated thrombocytopenia. On a remarqué une vasoconstriction pulmonaire majeure, réaction inattendue à la protamine, chez un patient porteur de régurgitation mitrale à la suite de chirurgie extra-corporelle. Une minute après l’injection intraveineuse de 10 mgs de protamine, la pression artérielle systémique s’est effondrée rapidement, alors que la pression artérielle pulmonaire s’est élevée et que la pression auriculaire gauche s’est abaissée. La ventricule droit, se contractant faiblement, s’est dilaté. Tout est redevenu normal sans intervention en dedans de cinq minutes. Une nouvelle injection de protamine ne produisit aucun effet. La numération des plaquettes a diminué de 76,000/mm3 à 12,000/mm3. On a observé déjà une brève thrombocytopénie chez des chiens à qui on avait rapidement injecté de la protamine. Peut-être y a-t-il là un filon à explorer pour expliquer ce phénomène. Cependant, toute hypothèse cherchant à expliquer une vasoconstriction pulmonaire cryptogénétique devra fournir une cause à cette thrombocytopénie et aussi lui attribuer un rôle.Keywords
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