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Accuracy of carboxyhe-moglobin dilution method for the measurement of circulating blood volume

2000; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 47; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf03018851

1496-8975

Satoshi Ohki, Fumio Kunimoto, Yukitaka Isa, Hideaki Obata, Susumu Ishikawa, Tetsuya Koyano, Noboru Oriuchi, Fumio Goto, Yasuo Morishita,

Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Purpose: The management of circulating blood volume (BVc) is crucial in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The purpose of this study was to verify the accuracy and precision of the carbon monoxide-labeled hemoglobin (CO-Hb) dilution method (CO method) by comparing it with the51Cr-labeled erythrocyte dilution method (51Cr method) for the measurement of BVc. Methods: A prospective study was performed in 18 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) under mild hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The BVc was measured by both the CO method and the51Cr method at 24 hr after ICU admission in order to verify the accuracy and precision of the CO method. Paired data were assessed in absolute terms, and percentage errors were calculated by the degree of agreement. Results: Small mean differences and standard deviations between the CO method and the51Cr method (−70.2±184.8 mL) and small percentage errors (−0.49±1.29%) indicated the accuracy and precision of the CO method, and a close correlation was observed (r=0.97). Conclusion: The CO method can measure BVc with a similar degree of accuracy as the51Cr method. It is simple, repeatable and safe without the risk of exposure to radioactivity in the ICU.