Adverse effects of low hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass in the adult: Should current practice be changed?
Robert H. Habib, PhDa,b,c, Anoar Zacharias, MDa,b,c, Thomas A. Schwann, MDa,b,c, Christopher J. Riordan, MDa,b,c, Samuel J. Durham, MDa,b,c, Aamir Shah, MDa,b,c From Cardiovascular Surgery,a St Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, Saint Luke’s Hospital,b Maumee, Ohio; and the Department of Surgery,c Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio. Received for publication Feb 12, 2002. Revision requested May 24, 2002; revisions received Aug 21, 2002. Accepted for publication Aug 26, 2002. Address for reprints: Robert H. Habib, PhD, Director, Cardiopulmonary Research, St Vincent Mercy Medical Center, 2213 Cherry St, ACC Building, Suite 309, Toledo, OH 43608 (E-mail: Robert_Habib{at}mhsnr.org’ + u + ‘@’ + d + ”//–>).