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Variables measured |
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| Control |
RAP |
P |
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| ANH donation (ml) |
446.4 |
628.3 |
0.015 |
| RAP volume removed (ml) |
- |
788.8 |
- |
| Oxygenator reservoir volume at 30 min (ml) |
1133.8 |
640.0 |
< 0.001 |
| Preoperative haematocrit (%) |
43.1 |
43.0 |
NS |
| Haematocrit on CPB (%) |
23.8 |
24.6 |
NS |
| Haematocrit on admission to the ICU (%) |
27.0 |
28.8 |
0.040 |
| Haematocrit at discharge (%) |
31.7 |
33.5 |
0.030 |
| Homologous blood transfusion (%) |
47.5 |
20 |
0.009 |
| Homologous blood transfusion per patient (ml) |
296.7 |
81.9 |
0.003 |
| Postoperative troponin T > 1 μg/l (%) |
10 |
12.5 |
NS |
| Q-wave myocardial infarction (%) |
2.5 |
2.5 |
NS |
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ICU, intensive care unit; NS, not significant. | |||
Balachandran et al. Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl A):3 doi:10.1186/cc980 |
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