Articles: patients.
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We examined the influence of the addition of dextrose to crystalloid cardiopulmonary bypass priming solution. Ten patients received only lactated Ringer's solution during the perioperative period and as their cardiopulmonary bypass priming solution, while ten others, managed identically in all other respects, received only 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's solution (D5LR). ⋯ Postoperative hemoglobin was significantly lower in the group receiving lactated Ringer's solution (-14%) but not in the patients receiving D5LR (-6%). We conclude that the addition of dextrose to a crystalloid priming solution decreases intraoperative fluid requirements and helps restore precardiopulmonary bypass hemoglobin without the need for diuretics or blood products.
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A multitude of determinants have been identified as predictive of broken appointments. The majority of prior studies have been limited to univariate analysis of the relationship between predictors and appointment keeping behavior. The present report studied 25 independent predictors of no-show behavior using both univariate and multivariate analyses. ⋯ Multivariate analysis may yield a more accurate and clinically useful model of no-show behavior. For example, language barrier may be more of a problem than the race of the patient. Prospective studies might benefit from these considerations.