Acute normovolaemic haemodilution beyond a haematocrit of 25%: ratio of skeletal muscle tissue oxygen tension and cardiac index is not maintained in the healthy dog.
This experimental study investigates the effects of stepwise acute normovolemic hemodilution on muscular oxygen delivery in healthy anesthetized dogs. – Philippe Van der Linden
Transfusion and outcome in heart surgery. [Editorial]
The Editorial by Bruce Spiess enthusiastically supports the work of Engoren et al. on the effects of blood transfusions on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass surgery while recognizing that […]