Medical term:
hemodilution
hemodilution
[he″mo-dĭ-loo´shun]increase in the fluid content of blood, resulting in diminution of the concentration of formed elements.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
he·mo·di·lu·tion
(hē'mō-di-lū'shŭn),Increase in the volume of plasma in relation to red blood cells; reduced concentration of red blood cells in the circulation.
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hemodilution
Cardiovascular surgery A technique used during cardiopulmonary bypass to ↓ risk of intraoperative thrombosis diluting the blood with crystalloids, ↓ hematocrit to ≤ 0.25-0.30 Transfusion medicine The removal of blood from a Pt at induction of anesthesia while replacing the volume with crystalloids–eg, saline or lactated Ringer's solution, or with colloids–eg, albumin, hydroxyethyl starch, dextrans, or purified protein fractions, or a combination of the 2. See Albumin, Dextrans, Hydroxyethyl starch, Intraoperative hemodilution, Purified protein fractions, Surgical blood management.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
he·mo·di·lu·tion
(hē'mō-di-lū'shŭn)Increase in the volume of plasma in relation to red blood cells; reduced concentration of red blood cells in the circulation.
Synonym(s): haemodilution.
Synonym(s): haemodilution.
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