Hemodilution can be used to save blood transfusion during total hip replacement. We have
carried out a randomized study to compare the hemorheological effects of two plasma …

Using serum haptoglobin concentration as an index, the frequency of hemolysis has been
determined in 110 consecutive, non‐selected patients with aortic valvular lesions admitted …

Hemolysis following insertion of heart ball valves shows great individual differences.
Besides the mechanical properties of the prosthetic valves, individual variations in the …

The efficacy of restoring of blood volume by means of colloidal solutions was established on
firm physiological basis when Messmer and co-workers [1] performed a series of pioneering …

Blood rheologic properties were studied in 11 patients on Novacor LVAS support (1–126
days) as a bridge to transplantation. Overall, these patients showed slight increases in mean …

Levels.—At hematocrit levels between 10 and 40 per cent, there was only slight increase in
viscosity with increasing hematocrits. However, above 40 per cent, the viscosity increased …

To assess the severity of hemolysis and to determine whether severity of hemolysis was
related to type of prosthesis, hematocrit readings (Hct), schistocyte counts (S), reticulocyte …

It has recently been shown that the hemostatic effect of 1 unit of fresh whole blood is
equivalent to the effect of 8 to 10 platelet units. This study was designed to evaluate the …

The degree of intravascular hemolysis was evaluated in 315 patients in the late course of
aortic valve replacement. Starr-Edwards aortic ball valves of series 2300 caused …