Infusion of packed erythrocytes: an in vitro study of hemolysis.
Blood infusion through standard 20- and 22-gauge spinal needles, with varying hematocrit and rates of 1-6 mL/minute, did not result in significant amounts of erythrocyte hemolysis.
D001805:Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011247:Pregnancy
D006454:Hemoglobins