hemodilution
Plasma volume increase
Hemodilution is the thinning of blood by an increase in fluid relative to red blood cells.
It occurs naturally during pregnancy or from intravenous fluids, and can be induced deliberately before surgery to reduce the loss of red cells: The patient underwent hemodilution prior to the procedure.
The British spelling is haemodilution.
Red cell volume fraction
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- red cellsOxygen-ferrying blood components
erythrocytes · blood volume · oxygenation · albumin · fibrinogen · platelets · leukocytes · colloids
Restoring vital functions
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- arterial lineCatheter for real-time pressure
- mechanical ventilationMachine-assisted breathing support
Extracting blood medically
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- autologousFrom the same organism
- bloodlettingTherapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- anticoagulationPreventing blood from clotting
Machine replaces heart and lung function
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- intraoperativeDuring a surgical procedure
- perioperativeSurrounding a surgical procedure
- postoperativeAfter an operation
cardiac surgery · blood loss · fluid replacement · organ transplant · vascular surgery · hypothermia · heart-lung machine
Of the pregnancy period
- maternalOf or like mothers
- third trimesterFinal pregnancy phase
- fetal developmentUnborn offspring's growth process
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
hematocrit
Red cell volume fraction
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
red cells · erythrocytes · blood volume · oxygenation · albumin · fibrinogen · platelets · leukocytes · colloids · crystalloids
resuscitation
Restoring vital functions
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- arterial lineCatheter for real-time pressure
mechanical ventilation · intensive care unit · vasopressors · lactate · edema
phlebotomy
Extracting blood medically
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- autologousFrom the same organism
- bloodlettingTherapeutic withdrawal of fluid
cardiopulmonary bypass
Machine replaces heart and lung function
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- intraoperativeDuring a surgical procedure
- perioperativeSurrounding a surgical procedure
postoperative · cardiac surgery · blood loss · fluid replacement · organ transplant · vascular surgery · hypothermia · heart-lung machine
gestational
Of the pregnancy period
- maternalOf or like mothers
- third trimesterFinal pregnancy phase
- fetal developmentUnborn offspring's growth process