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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
The principles of using indicator dilution techniques for the estimation of blood loss on swabs are explained. The feasibility of an intrinsic indicator such as intracellular and extracellular potassium ions was investigated. An empirical mathematical relationship between the total potassium content per litre of whole blood and the haemoglobin concentration of whole blood was established. The correlation between these two variables is statistically highly significant. The derived total potassium content per litre was then used with the indicator dilution technique to calculate the volume of blood lost. The accuracy, sources of error and advantages of the technique are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
826-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
A new indicator dilution method for the estimation of surgical blood loss.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article