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Aspirado medular - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Punción de la cresta ilíaca; Punción esternal

Cuáles son los riesgos:

Puede haber algún sangrado en el sitio de la punción. Son muy raros los riesgos más serios, como sangrado o infección graves.

Consideraciones especiales:

Este examen con frecuencia se lleva a cabo cuando hay problemas con diversos tipos de células sanguíneas. La persona puede estar en mayor riesgo de sangrado, infección u otros problemas.

Aspiración de médula ósea

Esternón - Vista exterior de la parte anterior

Reviewed last on: 6/2/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008.

Ohls RK, Christensen RD. Development of the hematopoietic system. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap.446.

Quesenberry PJ. Hematopoiesis and hematopoietic growth factors. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 160.

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