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Blood Density Is Nearly Equal to Water Density: A Validation Study of the Gravimetric Method of Measuring Intraoperative Blood Loss
Purpose. The gravimetric method of weighing surgical sponges is used to quantify intraoperative blood loss. The dry mass minus the wet mass of the gauze equals the volume of blood lost. This method assumes that the density of blood is equivalent to water (1 gm/mL). This study's purpose was to v...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590883/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464949 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/152730 |