Cryopreservation of red blood cells(RBCs)provides great potential benefits for providing transfusion timely in emergencies.High concentrations of glycerol(20%or 40%)are used for RBC cryopreservation in current clinica...Cryopreservation of red blood cells(RBCs)provides great potential benefits for providing transfusion timely in emergencies.High concentrations of glycerol(20%or 40%)are used for RBC cryopreservation in current clinical practice,which results in cytotoxicity and osmotic injuries that must be carefully controlled.However,existing studies on the low-glycerol cryopreservation of RBCs still suffer from the bottleneck of low hematocrit levels,which require relatively large storage space and an extra concentration process before transfusion,making it inconvenient(time-consuming,and also may cause injury and sample lose)for clinical applications.To this end,we develop a novel method for the glycerol-free cryopreservation of human RBCs with a high final hematocrit by using trehalose as the sole cryoprotectant to dehydrate RBCs and using core–shell alginate hydrogel microfibers to enhance heat transfer during cryopreservation.Different from previous studies,we achieve the cryopreservation of human RBCs at high hematocrit(>40%)with high recovery(up to 95%).Additionally,the washed RBCs post-cryopreserved are proved to maintain their morphology,mechanics,and functional properties.This may provide a nontoxic,high-efficiency,and glycerol-free approach for RBC cryopreservation,along with potential clinical transfusion benefits.展开更多
Objective To evaluate the effect of point-of-care hemoglobin/hematocrit(POC HGB/HCT) devices and intraoperative blood salvage on the amount of perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion and blood conservation in clini...Objective To evaluate the effect of point-of-care hemoglobin/hematocrit(POC HGB/HCT) devices and intraoperative blood salvage on the amount of perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion and blood conservation in clinical practice. Methods A total of 46 378 medical records of 22 selected hospitals were reviewed. The volume of allogeneic red blood cell and plasma, number of patients transfused, number of intraoperative autologous blood salvage, total volume of autologous blood transfusion, and amount of surgery in the year of 2011 and 2013 were tracked. Paired t-test was used in intra-group comparison, while t-test of two isolated samples carried out in inter-group comparison. P<0.05 was defined as statistically significant difference. Results In the hospitals where POC HGB/HCT device was used(n=9), the average allogeneic blood transfusion volume per 100 surgical cases in 2013 was significantly lower than that in 2011(39.86±20.20 vs. 30.49±17.50 Units, t=3.522, P=0.008). In the hospitals without POC HGB/HCT meter, the index was not significantly different between 2013 and 2011. The average allogeneic blood transfusion volume was significantly reduced in 2013 than in 2011 in the hospitals where intraoperative autologous blood salvage ratio [autologous transfusion volume/(autologous transfusion volume+allogeneic transfusion volume)] was increased(n=12, t=2.290, P=0.042). No significant difference of the above index was found in the hospitals whose autologous transfusion ratio did not grow. Conclusion Intraoperative usage of POC HGB/HCT devices and increasing autologous transfusion ratio could reduce perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion.展开更多
A theoretical investigation concerning hematocrit and slip velocity influence on the flow of blood and heat transfer by taking into account the externally applied magnetic field has been carried out. The mathematical ...A theoretical investigation concerning hematocrit and slip velocity influence on the flow of blood and heat transfer by taking into account the externally applied magnetic field has been carried out. The mathematical models considered in this work treated blood as a non-Newtonian fluid obeying the third grade fluid model. A suitable geometry of the stenosis is taken into account. Galerkin weighted residual and Newton Raphson methods are used to solve the equations that govern the flow of blood and heat transfer. Analytical expression for the velocity profile, temperature profile, volume flow rate, wall shear stress and resistance to flow were obtained. Graphical representation of results shows that the flow velocity, volumetric flow rate and shear stress increase while resistance to flow and heat transfer rate decrease when the slip velocity increases. Also, flow velocity and volume flow rate decrease while shear stress, heat transfer rate, and resistance to flow increase when the hematocrit parameter increases. Finally, increases in magnetic field parameter lead to decrease in flow velocity, flow rate and shear stress but increase the flow resistance.展开更多
This paper is written in order to provide a scientific basis for a unified standard of the reference value of Chinese healthy old people's hematocrit. It studies the relationship between the reference values of he...This paper is written in order to provide a scientific basis for a unified standard of the reference value of Chinese healthy old people's hematocrit. It studies the relationship between the reference values of healthy old people's hematocrit, tested according to the Wintrobe Laws and five geographical factors. It is found that the altitude is the most important factor affecting the reference value of old people's hematocrit. As the altitude gradually increases, the reference value of their hematocrit also increases, the relationship is quite significant. By using the method of stepwise regression analysis, two multivariate regression equations are deduced:1=50.2+0.00248X1-0.0534X3-0.388X4+0.00383X5±2.2, 2=44.5+0.00231X1-0.0600X3-0.260X4+0.00341X5±2.1. If the geographical index values in a particular area in China are known, the reference value of old people's hematocrit in this area can be established by means of the regression equations. Furthermore, according to the dependent relationship of the reference value of old people's hematocrit on geographical factors, China can be divided into six regions: Qinghai-Tibet, Plateau, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, North and Northeast.展开更多
Abnormal hematocrit(Hct)is associated with an increased risk of pre-hypertension and all-cause death in general population,and people with a high Hct value are susceptible to arterial cardiovascular disease and venous...Abnormal hematocrit(Hct)is associated with an increased risk of pre-hypertension and all-cause death in general population,and people with a high Hct value are susceptible to arterial cardiovascular disease and venous thromboembolism.In this study,we report for the first time on the ability of thermoacoustic imaging(TAI)for in vivo evaluating Hct changes in human forearms.In vitro blood samples with different Hct values from healthy volunteers(n=3)were prepared after centrifugation.TAI was performed using these samples in comparison with the direct measurements of conductivity.In vivo TAI was conducted in the forearm of healthy volunteers(n=7)where Hct changes were produced through a vascular occlusion stimulation over a period of time.The results of in vitro blood samples obtained from the 3 healthy subjects show that the thermoacoustic(TA)signals changes due to the variation of blood conductivity are closely related to the changes in Hct.In addition,the in vivo TA signals obtained from the 7 healthy subjects consistently increase in the artery/muscle and decrease in the vein during venous or arterial occlusion because of the changed Hct value in their forearms.These findings suggest that TAI has the potential to become a new tool for monitoring Hct changes for a variety of pre-clinical and clinical applications.展开更多
Regular monitoring of pulmonary congestion in car-diogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) patients is neces-sary for its adequate management via pharmaceuti-cal treatment. It is well known that the development of CPE is accomp...Regular monitoring of pulmonary congestion in car-diogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) patients is neces-sary for its adequate management via pharmaceuti-cal treatment. It is well known that the development of CPE is accompanied with an increase in hema-tocrit, plasma protein concentration and colloid os-motic pressure due to the decrease in the plasma volume. In the present study the mean left and right lung resistivity values taken pre- and post treatment with diuretics using a hybrid bio-impedance electri-cal impedance tomography system were correlate to the measured changes in hematocrit level. A marginal significant correlation was found between the abso-lute mean lung resistivity and hematocrit levels (Pearson’s correlation coefficient of R = 0.4, p-value = 0.057). When the change in the mean lung resistivity of a patient was plotted vs. the change in hematocrit readout, a significant linear correlation was found (R = 0.7, p-value = 0.02). These results support the validity of the resistivity measurements using bio-impedance system in monitoring changes of pulmonary edema in CPE patients.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the effect of high altitude span transportation on the change of hematocrit and electrocardiogram of the crew in the plateau construction, and discuss their relationship. Method: By SPSS 11.0...Objective: To investigate the effect of high altitude span transportation on the change of hematocrit and electrocardiogram of the crew in the plateau construction, and discuss their relationship. Method: By SPSS 11.0 statistical software, to treat hematocrit and electrocardiogram in the examination data of the the crew, who took part in the construction of Qinghai-Tibetan railway in 2003, before, during and after the construction. Then, we compared the data among the constructors in the fixed altitude during the same period. Result: The hematocrit of the crew slowly and continually rose to the maximum(p<0.01) after the construction in the high altitude span during one construction year, and the abnormal rate of electrocardiogram obviously decreased(p<0.05). The abnormal rate of electrocardiogram apparently improved when hematocrit reached 52% among the range from 45.12% to 52.24%, and the correlation analysis showed that the electrocardiographic change was closely and negatively correlated with the hematocrit among the range of hematocrit(p<0.05). Conclusion: Although the higher-level stress state of the crew made the hematocrit in the blood continually increase in the long-term high altitude span construction, the hematocrit reached the more reasonable hematocrit compensation and made it the optimum state of Hct in the end. As a result, the perfusion of tissues and organs was improved. The abnormal rate of electrocardiogram apparently improved because the oxygen delivery of the myocardium reached the optimum compensation.展开更多
INTRODUCTION Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are currently two effective treatments for many diseases of the hip and knee. Despite the ability to minimize intraoperative blood loss, ...INTRODUCTION Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are currently two effective treatments for many diseases of the hip and knee. Despite the ability to minimize intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hemoglobin (Hgb) loss is expected, and a number of studies have reported on hidden blood loss after THA and TKA.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82172114)the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.2108085J37).
文摘Cryopreservation of red blood cells(RBCs)provides great potential benefits for providing transfusion timely in emergencies.High concentrations of glycerol(20%or 40%)are used for RBC cryopreservation in current clinical practice,which results in cytotoxicity and osmotic injuries that must be carefully controlled.However,existing studies on the low-glycerol cryopreservation of RBCs still suffer from the bottleneck of low hematocrit levels,which require relatively large storage space and an extra concentration process before transfusion,making it inconvenient(time-consuming,and also may cause injury and sample lose)for clinical applications.To this end,we develop a novel method for the glycerol-free cryopreservation of human RBCs with a high final hematocrit by using trehalose as the sole cryoprotectant to dehydrate RBCs and using core–shell alginate hydrogel microfibers to enhance heat transfer during cryopreservation.Different from previous studies,we achieve the cryopreservation of human RBCs at high hematocrit(>40%)with high recovery(up to 95%).Additionally,the washed RBCs post-cryopreserved are proved to maintain their morphology,mechanics,and functional properties.This may provide a nontoxic,high-efficiency,and glycerol-free approach for RBC cryopreservation,along with potential clinical transfusion benefits.
文摘Objective To evaluate the effect of point-of-care hemoglobin/hematocrit(POC HGB/HCT) devices and intraoperative blood salvage on the amount of perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion and blood conservation in clinical practice. Methods A total of 46 378 medical records of 22 selected hospitals were reviewed. The volume of allogeneic red blood cell and plasma, number of patients transfused, number of intraoperative autologous blood salvage, total volume of autologous blood transfusion, and amount of surgery in the year of 2011 and 2013 were tracked. Paired t-test was used in intra-group comparison, while t-test of two isolated samples carried out in inter-group comparison. P<0.05 was defined as statistically significant difference. Results In the hospitals where POC HGB/HCT device was used(n=9), the average allogeneic blood transfusion volume per 100 surgical cases in 2013 was significantly lower than that in 2011(39.86±20.20 vs. 30.49±17.50 Units, t=3.522, P=0.008). In the hospitals without POC HGB/HCT meter, the index was not significantly different between 2013 and 2011. The average allogeneic blood transfusion volume was significantly reduced in 2013 than in 2011 in the hospitals where intraoperative autologous blood salvage ratio [autologous transfusion volume/(autologous transfusion volume+allogeneic transfusion volume)] was increased(n=12, t=2.290, P=0.042). No significant difference of the above index was found in the hospitals whose autologous transfusion ratio did not grow. Conclusion Intraoperative usage of POC HGB/HCT devices and increasing autologous transfusion ratio could reduce perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion.
文摘A theoretical investigation concerning hematocrit and slip velocity influence on the flow of blood and heat transfer by taking into account the externally applied magnetic field has been carried out. The mathematical models considered in this work treated blood as a non-Newtonian fluid obeying the third grade fluid model. A suitable geometry of the stenosis is taken into account. Galerkin weighted residual and Newton Raphson methods are used to solve the equations that govern the flow of blood and heat transfer. Analytical expression for the velocity profile, temperature profile, volume flow rate, wall shear stress and resistance to flow were obtained. Graphical representation of results shows that the flow velocity, volumetric flow rate and shear stress increase while resistance to flow and heat transfer rate decrease when the slip velocity increases. Also, flow velocity and volume flow rate decrease while shear stress, heat transfer rate, and resistance to flow increase when the hematocrit parameter increases. Finally, increases in magnetic field parameter lead to decrease in flow velocity, flow rate and shear stress but increase the flow resistance.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (49771007)
文摘This paper is written in order to provide a scientific basis for a unified standard of the reference value of Chinese healthy old people's hematocrit. It studies the relationship between the reference values of healthy old people's hematocrit, tested according to the Wintrobe Laws and five geographical factors. It is found that the altitude is the most important factor affecting the reference value of old people's hematocrit. As the altitude gradually increases, the reference value of their hematocrit also increases, the relationship is quite significant. By using the method of stepwise regression analysis, two multivariate regression equations are deduced:1=50.2+0.00248X1-0.0534X3-0.388X4+0.00383X5±2.2, 2=44.5+0.00231X1-0.0600X3-0.260X4+0.00341X5±2.1. If the geographical index values in a particular area in China are known, the reference value of old people's hematocrit in this area can be established by means of the regression equations. Furthermore, according to the dependent relationship of the reference value of old people's hematocrit on geographical factors, China can be divided into six regions: Qinghai-Tibet, Plateau, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, North and Northeast.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61701076,82071940,and 62001075).
文摘Abnormal hematocrit(Hct)is associated with an increased risk of pre-hypertension and all-cause death in general population,and people with a high Hct value are susceptible to arterial cardiovascular disease and venous thromboembolism.In this study,we report for the first time on the ability of thermoacoustic imaging(TAI)for in vivo evaluating Hct changes in human forearms.In vitro blood samples with different Hct values from healthy volunteers(n=3)were prepared after centrifugation.TAI was performed using these samples in comparison with the direct measurements of conductivity.In vivo TAI was conducted in the forearm of healthy volunteers(n=7)where Hct changes were produced through a vascular occlusion stimulation over a period of time.The results of in vitro blood samples obtained from the 3 healthy subjects show that the thermoacoustic(TA)signals changes due to the variation of blood conductivity are closely related to the changes in Hct.In addition,the in vivo TA signals obtained from the 7 healthy subjects consistently increase in the artery/muscle and decrease in the vein during venous or arterial occlusion because of the changed Hct value in their forearms.These findings suggest that TAI has the potential to become a new tool for monitoring Hct changes for a variety of pre-clinical and clinical applications.
文摘Regular monitoring of pulmonary congestion in car-diogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) patients is neces-sary for its adequate management via pharmaceuti-cal treatment. It is well known that the development of CPE is accompanied with an increase in hema-tocrit, plasma protein concentration and colloid os-motic pressure due to the decrease in the plasma volume. In the present study the mean left and right lung resistivity values taken pre- and post treatment with diuretics using a hybrid bio-impedance electri-cal impedance tomography system were correlate to the measured changes in hematocrit level. A marginal significant correlation was found between the abso-lute mean lung resistivity and hematocrit levels (Pearson’s correlation coefficient of R = 0.4, p-value = 0.057). When the change in the mean lung resistivity of a patient was plotted vs. the change in hematocrit readout, a significant linear correlation was found (R = 0.7, p-value = 0.02). These results support the validity of the resistivity measurements using bio-impedance system in monitoring changes of pulmonary edema in CPE patients.
文摘Objective: To investigate the effect of high altitude span transportation on the change of hematocrit and electrocardiogram of the crew in the plateau construction, and discuss their relationship. Method: By SPSS 11.0 statistical software, to treat hematocrit and electrocardiogram in the examination data of the the crew, who took part in the construction of Qinghai-Tibetan railway in 2003, before, during and after the construction. Then, we compared the data among the constructors in the fixed altitude during the same period. Result: The hematocrit of the crew slowly and continually rose to the maximum(p<0.01) after the construction in the high altitude span during one construction year, and the abnormal rate of electrocardiogram obviously decreased(p<0.05). The abnormal rate of electrocardiogram apparently improved when hematocrit reached 52% among the range from 45.12% to 52.24%, and the correlation analysis showed that the electrocardiographic change was closely and negatively correlated with the hematocrit among the range of hematocrit(p<0.05). Conclusion: Although the higher-level stress state of the crew made the hematocrit in the blood continually increase in the long-term high altitude span construction, the hematocrit reached the more reasonable hematocrit compensation and made it the optimum state of Hct in the end. As a result, the perfusion of tissues and organs was improved. The abnormal rate of electrocardiogram apparently improved because the oxygen delivery of the myocardium reached the optimum compensation.
文摘INTRODUCTION Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are currently two effective treatments for many diseases of the hip and knee. Despite the ability to minimize intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hemoglobin (Hgb) loss is expected, and a number of studies have reported on hidden blood loss after THA and TKA.