Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2010
Non-invasive monitoring of blood haemoglobin for analysis of fluid volume kinetics.
A commercially available pulse oximeter that reports blood haemoglobin (Hb) concentration is evaluated. This study considers whether this device can provide serial Hb data that would be sufficiently reliable for volume kinetic analysis of infusion fluids. ⋯ Non-invasive measurement of the Hb concentration during volume loading could not provide useful kinetic data for individuals.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2010
Outcome of drowned hypothermic children with cardiac arrest treated with cardiopulmonary bypass.
There is a lack of data on the outcome of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) rewarming of hypothermic children with cardiac arrest following drowning. ⋯ Large numbers of submerged children can be primarily resuscitated with CPB. Unfortunately, many of them will decease from severe hypoxic brain injury. Slow rewarming with CPB may improve the likelihood of a better neurological outcome.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2010
Maize- or potato-derived hydroxyethyl starches: is there any thromboelastometric difference?
Hydroxyethyl starches (HES) could differ with regard to the origin, and the influence on the coagulation of the raw material is unknown. This study compared the effects of a new potato-derived HES with a maize-derived HES and two crystalloid solutions. ⋯ Maize- and potato-derived HES have similar effects on coagulation. Both the starch preparations tested lead to more severe haemostatic defects than crystalloids, and impairment of fibrin polymerization appears to be a leading determinant of this coagulopathy.