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Warming blood before transfusion
Author(s) -
MARKS R. J.,
MINTY B. D.,
WHITE D. C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1985.tb10891.x
Subject(s) - medicine , warming up , immersion (mathematics) , anesthesia , blood transfusion , blood collection , blood preservation , surgery , emergency medicine , physiology , mathematics , pure mathematics
Summary The practice of warming blood for transfusion by immersion in a water bath has been studied. Blood, 3 days after collection, with CPD‐adenine anticoagulant, was warmed at 25°C, 37°C and 45°C for up to 2 hours. The procedure was repeated after 2 and 4 weeks' storage at 4°C. Only trivial biochemical and morphological changes resulted from warming. Within these limits, immersion warming of blood appears to be a reasonable alternative to using a blood‐warming coil. Other aspects of immersion warming are discussed.