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Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:625-627
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Reinfusion of shed blood after coronary operation causes elevation of cardiac enzyme levels

Gary W. Wahl, MD*, Richard H. Feins, MD, George Alfieres, MD, Karen Bixby, RN

Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Rochester General Hospital, and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

Accepted for publication September 11, 1991.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Wahl, Pulmonary and Critical Care unit, Rochester General Hospital, 1425 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621.

We studied the effect of reinfusing mediastinal and chest tube drainage (autotransfusion) after coronary artery bypass grafting on circulating levels of creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase in 20 patients. Reinfusion of 469 ± 171 mL (mean ± standard deviation) of drainage caused enzyme levels to rise to 372% (creatine kinase), 159% (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase), and 143% (lactate dehydrogenase) of their levels before autotransfusion. The MB fraction of the circulating creatine kinase was not elevated. Enzyme changes caused by autotransfusion can potentially mimic or mask the presence of perioperative myocardial infarction. Enzyme determinations after coronary artery bypass grafting must be carefully interpreted when reinfusion of shed blood is used as a blood salvage technique. Routine measurement of these enzymes after operation may not be warranted.




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