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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 21, 421-426, Copyright © 1974 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Blood Volume and Capacitance Vessel Compliance in the Quadraplegic Patient

J. W. DESMOND M.B., B.S., F.R.C.P.(C)1 and A. K. LAWS M.B., F.F.A.R.C.S., F.R.C.P.(C)1

1 Department of Anaesthesia, University of Toronto, and Toronto General Hospital

A study of 27 quadraplegic patients selected at random has demonstrated that both blood volume and vessel response to stress are unpredictable. A study of the surgical history of quadraplegic patients suggests that wound healing is impaired and that morbidity is increased in such patients unless the blood volume is replaced to near normal. Blood volume measurements should be routine in the pre-operative assessment of these patients.






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