Table 2 |
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Means and standard deviations of extracellular potassium, haemoglobin and lactate dehydrogenase concentrations in RC units warmed with latent heat (n = 28) or the dry heat blood warmer (n = 6) between day 7 & 25 of storage, with initial haemoglobin concentration between 70 & 700 mg/dL |
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Sample from inlet line (before warming) |
Sample from outlet line (midway through RC unit) |
Sample from outlet line (at RC unit end) |
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Latent heat |
Dry heat |
Latent heat |
Dry heat |
Latent heat |
Dry heat |
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Potassium (mmol/L) |
Mean |
29 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
32 |
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Standard deviation |
7.2 |
10 |
6.6 |
10 |
7.4 |
10 |
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Haemoglobin (mg/dL) |
Mean |
267 |
328 |
275 |
367 |
349 |
398 |
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Standard deviation |
139 |
231 |
140 |
251 |
183 |
264 |
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Lactate Dehydrogenase (units/L) |
Mean |
240 |
302 |
244 |
282 |
262 |
296 |
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Standard deviation |
120 |
148 |
124 |
109 |
127 |
119 |
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McEwen and Roxby BMC Emergency Medicine 2007 7:8 doi:10.1186/1471-227X-7-8 |
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