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Blood ionized calcium measurements during aortocoronary bypass graft operations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6604937     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Electrode technology has made it feasible to measure and report arterial blood ionized calcium (Ca++) simultaneously with arterial blood gases and pH during aortocoronary bypass graft operations requiring prolonged (duration 1.23-4.43 hours) extracorporeal circulation and moderate hypothermia (25-28 degrees C). Blood Ca++ in 22 consecutive patients remained surprisingly constant at a moderately hypocalcaemic level despite the multiplicity of disturbing factors, but rewarming and blood transfusion did cause a small, but significant decline of blood Ca++. Management of patients has been changed by routine availability of close to real time Ca++ measurements, which are more convenient and faster in this situation than plasma total calcium, which is meaningless or even misleading.
Authors:
K O Pedersen; O Juhl
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation. Supplementum     Volume:  165     ISSN:  0085-591X     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest. Suppl.     Publication Date:  1983  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-11-23     Completed Date:  1983-11-23     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984789R     Medline TA:  Scand J Clin Lab Invest Suppl     Country:  NORWAY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  107-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Calcium / blood*
Cations, Divalent
Cold Temperature
Coronary Artery Bypass*
Extracorporeal Circulation
Humans
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cations, Divalent; 7440-70-2/Calcium

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