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hemodilution

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hemodilution /he·mo·di·lu·tion/ (-di-loo´shun) increase in fluid content of blood, resulting in lowered concentration of formed elements.
he·mo·di·lu·tion (hm-d-lshn, -d-)
n.
An increase in the volume of plasma, resulting in a reduced concentration of red blood cells in blood.

hemodilution
[-dilo̅o̅′shən]
Etymology: Gk, haima, blood; L, diluare, to wash away
a condition in which the concentration of erythrocytes or other blood elements is lowered, usually resulting from an increase in plasma volume. Also spelled haemodilution.

hemodilution [he″mo-dĭ-loo´shun]
increase in the fluid content of blood, resulting in diminution of the concentration of formed elements.

hemodilution
increase in the fluid content of blood, resulting in diminution of the concentration of formed elements.

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.


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Peri-operatively, hemodilution can influence post-operative bleeding.
There is also a possible interaction between the extracorporeal circulation and the effect of body mass: in small patients, hemodilution is usually greater since the circuit prime represents a greater fraction of the circulating blood-prime mixture.
within the first few hours of acute blood loss, prior to hemodilution (compensatory increase in plasma volume), there may be no decrease in the hemoglobin, hematocrit, and red cell count because of a parallel loss of both red cells and plasma.
 
 
 
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