Novel method for estimating the total blood volume: the importance of adjustment using the ideal body weight and age for the accurate prediction of haemodilution during cardiopulmonary bypass

Ryosuke Muraki, Arudo Hiraoka, Kazuyuki Nagata, Kosuke Nakajima, Tomoya Oshita, Masahisa Arimichi, Genta Chikazawa, Hidenori Yoshitaka, Taichi Sakaguchi

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery · 2018 · 32 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The conventional formula is unable to predict the actual haemodilution rate accurately. Our new formula with a combination of the ideal BW and adjustment for age was shown to be useful for the accurate prediction of the haemodilution rate during CPB.

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