[Anesthetic management of a patient with Evans syndrome--benefit of perioperative hemodilutional autologous blood transfusion].

Abstract

The combination of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune hemolytic anemia is termed Evans syndrome. We experienced the anesthetic management of a patient with this syndrome undergoing laparoscopic splenectomy. After induction of general anesthesia using thiamylal, fentanyl and vecuronium, hemodilutional autologous transfusion was employed to minimize the immune hemolytic process against the transfused blood throughout the surgical procedure. The anesthetic course was uneventful, and neither massive hemorrhage nor any complications related to bleeding occurred. We therefore recommend the use of hemodilutional autologous transfusion for the anteshetic management of patients with Evans syndrome.

• Authors: Kohtaro Igarashi, Koichi Sakurai, Osamu Takahata, Tomoyo Saito, Yuji Sakamaki, Kazufumi Sengoku, Hiroshi Iwasaki
• Journal: Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology (Masui) Vol. 51 Issue 11 Pg. 1260-2 (Nov 2002) ISSN: 0021-4892 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 12481456 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune (complications)
• Anesthesia, General (methods)
• Blood Transfusion, Autologous
• Hemodilution
• Humans
• Intraoperative Care
• Male
• Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic (complications)
• Syndrome