Abstract
Cold agglutinin has specific importance in cardiac surgery field due to routine use of the systemic, topical hypothermia in cardiopulmonary bypass and cold cardioplegic solutions (4-12C). We describe a case of coronary artery bypass in which cold agglutinin was detected intraoperatively; hence, cardiopulmonary bypass and myocardial protection strategies were changed. A simple and not expensive test is introduced to screen these patients before operation, as screening is not routine before cardiac surgery in many heart centers. In addition, we provide a literature review for surgical consideration and highlight some important concerns that need to be addressed.
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