Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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To report three patients who developed heparin resistance during cardiac surgery which was successfully managed with 1000 U Antithrombin III (AT III). ⋯ We recommend that AT III supplementation should be considered to manage heparin resistance prior or during CPB in patients undergoing open heart surgery.
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To quantify the influence of hematocrit on cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) in healthy volunteers undergoing acute isovolemic hemodilution (HD) with hydroxyethyl starch 10% (HES) and subsequent autologous whole blood retransfusion (RT). ⋯ Transcranial Doppler changes in blood flow velocities correlated with the simultaneously recorded systemic Hc and CaO2 values. We found a 2% increase in CBFV for each 1% decrease in Hc and CaO2.
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Editorial Comment
Inhalation anesthetics and Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.