postperfusion syndrome
(redirected from Pump-head syndrome)post·per·fu·sion syn·drome
organ dysfunction observed in patients after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.
postperfusion syndrome
[-pərfyo̅o̅′zhən]
Etymology: L, post + perfundere, to pour over
a cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection occurring between 2 and 4 weeks after the transfusion of fresh blood containing CMV. It is characterized by prolonged fever, hepatitis, rash, atypical lymphocytosis, and occasionally jaundice. No specific treatment is available.
postperfusion syndrome
A condition seen in 2% of Pts who undergo cardiac surgery, 3-7 wks after cardiopulmonary bypass, resembles infectious mononucleosis or hepatitis, and is attributed to viruses transfused with.the blood during surgery Clinical Fever, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, maculopapular rash, anemia, atypical lymphocytes Prognosis Benign; resolves spontaneously without therapy. See Post-perfusion lung. Cf Post-resuscitation syndrome.
post·per·fu·sion syn·drome
(pōst-pĕr-fyūzhŭn sindrōm)Organ dysfunction observed in patients after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.