Effects of polycythaemia and haemodilution on circulation in neonates. Issue 1 (July 1994)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mandelbaum, V H; Guajardo, C D; Nelle, M; Linderkamp, O
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 71:Issue 1(1994)
• Page Start: F53
• Page End: F54
• Publication Date: 1994-07
• Subjects: Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Fetus -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920105
• DOI: 10.1136/fn.71.1.F53
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-2998

Abstract

Abstract : Haemodilution in nine neonates resulted in significant mean (SEM) decrease of packed cell volume (0.67 (0.01) to 0.55 (0.01)) and increases in cardiac output (250 (16) to 308 (25) ml/min/kg) and blood flow velocities of the internal carotid artery and the coeliac artery (+20%). However, red cell flows in the aorta, carotid and coeliac arteries did not change during haemodilution, thereby indicating that haemodilution did not improve oxygen transport.