[Acute perioperative hemodilution without using hydroxyethyl starch : Hemodynamic alterations under "controlled" hypovolemia.]

CONCLUSION: In the study population, the loss of intravascular fluid during perioperative haemodilution could be compensated by an increase in cardiac performance. However, whether patients with a reduced cardiac capacity (i.e. older patients) are capable to improve their cardiac output sufficiently in order to compensate hypovolemia accompanying perioperative haemodilution with crystalloids remains questionable. PMID: 25380794 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25380794?dopt=Abstract

Source: Der Anaesthesist - November 9, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hofmann-Kiefer K, Chappell D, Jacob M, Schülke A, Helfen T, Anetzberger J, Rehm M Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research