| Banked PRBCs | |||||
| Serum Values (Normals) | In Vivo Pre-CSP |
Patient's Blood In Vitro Post-CSP |
In Vivo Post-CSP |
Pre-CSP | Post-CSP |
| Ammonia (15-40 µm/l) | 85 | 40 | 43 | 693 | 92 |
| Lactate (0.5-2.2 mm/l) | 16.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 24.8 | 10.6 |
| Potassium (3.5-5.0 meq/l) | 4.2 | 1.1 | 3.6 | >30 | 1.3 |
CSP = cell-saver processing; PRBC = packed red blood cells
Reprinted with permission from JB Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. Brown MR, Ramsay MAE, Swygert TH. Exchange autotransfusion using the cell saver during liver transplantation. Anesthesiology 1989;70:168-169.
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