Crow Sheri S, Sullivan Vita V, Aysola Agnes E, Key Nigel S, Harker-Murray Paul, Foker John E, Steiner Marie E
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Apr;83(4):1547-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.10.079.
Severe postoperative coagulopathy developed in a child with congenital heart disease due to a factor V inhibitor from repetitive exposure to bovine topical thrombin. This case report alerts pediatric providers to consider these inhibitors when postoperative coagulopathy occurs. Potential treatment options are reviewed.