Ventricular fibrillation induced by cold

Alterations in Blood pH and Acid-Base Parameters during Exchange Transfusion in the Newborn

“…W ith th e reco g n itio n a n d elim in atio n o f th e causes leading to accid en ts -such as h y p o calcaem ia, h y p erp o tassaem ia, low te m p e ra tu re of th e d o n o r blood, in a p p ro p ria te ra te o f tran sfu sio n , etc. -th e use of ex change tra n sfu sio n h a s becom e a n alm o st harm less p ro ced u re [3,5,8,11,12], M ore re c e n t pap ers call a tte n tio n to th e low p H of sto red blood [2,4,7,9] an d suggest th e use o f heparinized in ste a d of c itra te d b lood [9], or th e a d m in istra tio n o f a sufficient a m o u n t o f sodium b ic a rb o n a te d u rin g tran sfu sio n [2, 2 a] in o rd er to p re v e n t acidosis. In th is s tu d y we p re se n t some d a ta h av in g a bearin g on th is problem .…”