Junichi Saito, Masato Kitayama, Masafumi Oishi, Tomoyuki Kudo, Masahiro Sawada, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Kazuyoshi Hirota
BACKGROUND: Non-invasively continuous total hemoglobin (SpHb) measurement has not been assessed adequately in acute bleeding and rapid blood transfusion during surgery. Thus, we have assessed the efficacy of SpHb during both acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) and autologous blood transfusion (ABT). METHODS: Twenty-four patients undergoing urological and gynecological surgery were enrolled. ANH was induced by withdrawing blood of 800 g with simultaneous fluid administration...
February 2015: Journal of Anesthesia