Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 50-55, February 2010

Crystalloids, colloids, blood, blood products and blood substitutes

Chris Booth FRCA is an ST5 in Anaesthesia at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, UK. Conflicts of interests: none declared

David Highley FRCA is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, UK. Conflict of interests: none declared

Abstract 

Comprehension of the physiology of intravenous fluids is crucial to ensuring their safe and appropriate use. The commonly utilized fluids have differing duration of actions and adverse effects. Knowledge of the methods of collection and storage of blood underpins the practice of blood product transfusion and the prevention of harm to patients receiving them. Although continuing efforts are made to ensure safety of donated blood the preferred solution of blood substitutes is still being pursued, but has not been perfected.

Keywords: blood, blood substitute, coagulation factors, colloid, crystalloid, plasma, platelets

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PII: S1472-0299(09)00310-5

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.12.002

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 50-55, February 2010

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