PBLD 5: Current Status of Hemoglobin Free Blood Substitutes
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CASE #1: 80 year old female with a history of dypsnea on exertion (DOE) and syncope. Workup reveals aortic stenosis (AVA=0.8cm2) and normal coronary arteries by cardiac catheterization with moderate concentric hypertrophy and an EF of 50%. Her other PMH is unremarkable. She was advised by her cardiac surgeon to seek a preoperative anesthetic consultation because she joined the Watch Tower organization last year and became a Jehovah’s Witness. She refuses all blood products even in the face of death. She says that she has heard of hemoglobin substitutes that have been used in humans and wants to talk to you more about that.
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[Hemoglobin-based blood substitutes: current status and perspectives].
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Alternatives to red blood cells transfusion have been studied since the fifties. This study aimed at presenting current status and perspectives of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes. CONTENTS Potential application areas are presented, in addition to clinical studies involving major hemoglobin molecules developed, their advantages and limitations. CONCLUSIONS Severa...
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