Hemodilution during cardiopulmonary bypass: Optimal hematocrit for safe outcome

Acute Cardiac Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-64

  Asopa, Sanjay ^a   Elahi, Maqsood ^a,b  

^a BUPA Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^b PAH Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Hemodilution; Hypothermia; Inflammation; Ischemia; Microcirculatory bed

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COLLOID; CRYSTALLOID; DIALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EDEMA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STROKE;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247239289     PISSN: 17482941     EISSN: 1748295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482940601064767     Document Type: Article

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