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The effect of haematocrit on the resistivity of human blood at 37°C and 100 kHz

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In order to be able to employ the electrical-impedance method for the measurement of cardiac output in patients on haemodialysis where a wide range of haematocrits may be encountered, a knowledge of the relationship between the resistivity and haematocrit of blood is required. A linear least-squares relationship has been determined for human blood at 37°C and 100 kHz over the haematocrit range from 14 to 45%

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Pour pouvoir appliquer la méthode de l'impédance électrique pour la mesure du débit sanguin chez des patients à l'hémodialyse où l'on peut rencontrer use vaste gamme d'hématocrites, il est nécessaire d'avoir des connaissances sur la relation entre la résistivité et l'hématocrite du sang. Une relation linéaire optimale a été déterminée pour le sang humain à 37°C et 100 kHz sur la gamme d'hématocrites de 14 à 45%.

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Um die elektrische Impedanzmethode zur Messung der Herzleistung bei Patienten anwenden zu können, die durch Blutidialyse behandelt werden, wo ein breiterer Bereich von Blutzentrifugenwerten angetroffen werden kann, ist die Kenntnis des Verhältnisses zwischen dem spezifischen Widerstand des Blutes und dem Blutzentrifugenwert enforderlich. Es wurde ein Verhältnis nach der linearen Methode der kleisten Quadrate für das menschliche Blut bei 37°C und 100 kHz über einen Blutzentrifugenwertbereich von 14 bis 45% bestimmt.

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Hill, D.W., Thompson, F.D. The effect of haematocrit on the resistivity of human blood at 37°C and 100 kHz. Med. & biol. Engng. 13, 182–186 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02477725

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