Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Levels of Hemolysis

NIH for VADS


  NIH   ||    Clinical Outcomes
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  >0.06   ||    Increased levels of PfHb
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  >0.04   ||    No increase of PfHb but blood transfusion required
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  <0.04   ||    Physiologically acceptable --------------------------------------------------------------
  <0.02   ||    Clinically acceptable
  <0.01   ||    Design objective
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This is taken from "Design and development strategy for the Rotary blood pumps," Artificial Organs, 1998, 22(6):438 [also see -- ASTM F1841-97/F1830-97]