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- M J Cromer and D R Wolk.
- St Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Georgia 30342, USA.
- Perfusion. 1998 Sep 1; 13 (5): 311-3.
AbstractReduction in circuit prime during cardiopulmonary bypass has benefits for the patient with a low body surface area, anemia, patient refusal to receive blood products, and aids the practitioner's goal to minimize exposure to blood products. Described here is a simple, low-cost technique that has been shown to decrease priming volume in any bypass circuit and allow a significant increase in 'on bypass hemoglobin'.
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