Moderate and extreme haemodilution in open-heart surgery: evaluation of haemolysis, cell damage and protein changes

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Abstract
Clinical chemical data from patients operated upon in moderate and extreme hemodilution were compared. Hemolysis was more pronounced during and after moderate dilution than in extreme dilution. A slight liver damage was found post-operatively after moderate dilution. Several changes were of about the same magnitude in both groups: Serum CK [creatinine kinase) increased, reaching maximal activity 3-18 h after operation. An acute phase reaction of plasma proteins took place post-operatively, except that the concentration of complement C-3 dropped during the 1st days after operation. The serum levels of phosphate were positively correlated to several of the acute phase proteins.

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