Abstract Background Acute normovolaemic haemodilution (ANH) is a widely adopted packed red blood cells (pRBC) transfusion sparing strategy after cardiac surgery. While the intraoperative effect is plausible and likely enhanced..
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Abstract Introduction Heparin is usually added to infant cardiopulmonary bypass circuit primes. Ultrafiltration is often used to minimise prime volume before commencing bypass. The extent of heparin removal from bypass..
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Abstract Introduction This paper seeks to identify which of three published formulas used for estimating the blood volume of normal human subjects correlates most closely with blood volumes measured in..
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Abstract The National Blood Service for England collects, tests, processes, stores, and issues ∼2.1 million blood donations each year, and the optimal use of this scarce resource is of paramount..
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Abstract Introduction: cardiac surgery is continuosly evolving towards a less invasive procedures and different perfusion techniques are also being studied to enhance the results. The aim of this study is to..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES Closed minimal extracorporeal circulation (MECC) systems currently do not represent the standard of surgical care for open-heart surgery. Yet, considering the beneficial results reported for coronary artery bypass..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES Although total blood volume (TBV) is central to the estimation of the haemodilution rate during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), conventional formulas lack sufficient accuracy. The aim of this study..
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