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BLOOD VOLUME STUDIES IN AGED MEN *
Author(s) -
REEVE T. S.,
ODDIE T. H.,
BOWMAN SHEILAH,
RUNDLE F. F.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1959.tb07193.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood volume , body surface area , red cell , red blood cell , volume (thermodynamics) , physiology , urology , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary 1. Using the isotope Cr 51 , the red cell and total blood volumes have been determined in a group of 97 men aged from 55 to 89 years. A description of the method is given. 2. The total blood volume of these geriatric patients was found to be systematically reduced both in relation to body weight and to body surface area. The total blood volume deficit was chiefly dependent on a reduction of the red cell mass. 3. Determination of the blood volume is advocated in all aged patients who are to undergo major surgery. The red cell mass if deficient should be brought up to an approximately normal value for the patient's age and carefully maintained during and after operation.