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. 2002 Apr 18;2:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2253-2-1

Table 5.

Perioperative blood measurements.

ANH 14 Non-ANH 14 P
Hematocrit preoperative, % 38.7 (3) 38.1 (5) 0.71
Hematocrit at start of surgery, % 30.4 (5) 38.1 (5) 0.001*
Hematocrit 1. hour postop, % 28.7 (3) 32 (4) 0.04*
Hematocrit 1. postop day, % 29.8 (3) 29.9 (4) 0.91
Hematocrit 2. postop day, % 30.7 (3) 29.9 (4) 0.63
Hematocrit 3. postop day, % 30.4 (3) 28.8 (2) 0.14
Hematocrit 5. postop day, % 29.4 (3) 30.3 (4) 0.53
Platelet count preoperative, 106/l 257 (72) 265 (63) 0.35
Platelet count 1. postop day, 106/l 190 (60) 185 (42) 0.81
Platelet count 5. postop day, 106/l 322 (85) 337 (77) 0.38
APTT preoperative, sec 32 (3) 30 (3) 0.16
Creatinine preoperative, mol/L 83 (21) 85 (23) 0.79
Creatinine 1. postop.day, mol/L 82 (20) 80 (17) 0.58
Creatinine 5. postop day, mol/L 80 (22) 74 (13) 0.39

ANH: Acute normovolaemic hemodilution; non-ANH: No acute normovolaemic hemodilution; Mean (SD) * significance