Loss of red cells from the use of blood
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Linda Bears; Glenn S. Gerhard; Michael B. Bongiovanni
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In-line blood warmers increase the extracorporeal volume of apheresis procedures. A saline rinse of the blood warmer may be employed to minimize the loss of red blood cells (RBCs) from this extra volume. We measured the amount of RBCs remaining in three different brands of blood warmers at the end o