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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:703-705
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Managing Latex-Free Mitral Valve Replacement

Marco Rossi, MD*,a, Stefano De Paulis, MDa, Mario Gaudino, MDb, Sergio Guarneri, MDa, Lorenzo Martinelli, MDa, Roberto Zamparelli, MDa, Gianfederico Possati, MDb, Rocco Schiavello, MDa

a Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
b Department of Cardiac Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

Accepted for publication August 28, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Rossi, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Catholic University, Policlinico A. Gemelli, L.go Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
cardioanucsc{at}rm.unicatt.it

The management of cardiac surgery patients with latex allergy can be challenging. We describe successful mitral valve replacement in a latex-allergic patient using an integrated multidisciplinary approach. We also provide a list of some available latex-free products or latex-free alternatives.






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