Hypokalemia, Blood Transfusions, and Body Temperature

Forester, Donald

doi:10.1097/00003246-198804000-00011

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“…Potassium content of the erythrocytes, which is normally 7 mEq/10 12 erythrocytes, is decreased up to 4 mEq/10 12 erythrocytes in WRBCs. The Na-K ATPase pump is reactivated after transfusion in the erythrocytes that have become poor in potassium and the serum potassium in the receiver passes into the donor erythrocytes and causes hypokalemia (12)(13)(14).…”

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Effect of transfusion of washed red blood cells on serumpotassium level in hemodialysis patients

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Background/aim: This study aimed to compare washed red blood cell (WRBC) transfusion versus nonwashed RBC (NWRBC) transfusion in terms of posttransfusion potassium levels in dialysis patients on a day when the patient did not receive dialysis. Materials and methods:The patients were randomly assigned into two groups, i.e. those receiving WRBCs (n = 21) and those receiving NWRBCs (n = 17). Both groups received one unit of RBCs. Serum potassium and sodium levels were measured before and at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th hours after transfusion.Results: In the WRBC group, the changes in the serum potassium levels at the 3rd, 4th, and 6th hours after transfusion were significant compared with pretransfusion levels. In the serum potassium levels mean decreases by 0.

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