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. 2013 Mar 22;21:20. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-20

Table 1.

Effects of hypothermia and haemodilution on coagulation measured with free oscillation rheometry (FOR)

 
Temperature
Solution
Variable 37°C 33°C Undiluted RA HES
COT1 (s)
18.1
21.2
**
17.6
20.1
**
21.3
***
 
COT2 (s)
58.3
68.8
***
48.5
55.5
**
86.7
**

G'max Fib1 (Pa)
716
613
***
983
617
***
395
***
†††
G'max Fib2 (Pa)
31.7
24.5
***
43.3
29.5
***
11.5
***
†††
G'max Fib1-2 (Pa) 685 589 ** 940 587 *** 383 *** †††

Effects on coagulation of hypothermia (33°C versus 37°C) and 33% haemodilution with RA or HES compared to undiluted blood, presented as estimated marginal means. COT1 and COT2 are coagulation time 1 and 2, respectively. The maximal clot strength is presented as G'max for Fib1 (without platelet inhibition) and G'max for Fib2 (with platelet inhibition). Platelet-dependent clot strength is presented by the difference between G'max for Fib1 and that for Fib2, denoted as G'max Fib1-2.

** and *** stands for p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively, when the two temperatures were compared or when diluted blood (RA or HES) was compared to undiluted blood. †† and ††† stands for p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively, when haemodilution with RA was compared to HES. See text for details on interactions. N = 10.