Prolonged hypervolemic hemodilution decreases functional capillary density of ileal mucosa in pigs revealed by sidestream dark-field imaging

Abstrakt

Hemodilution changes the physical properties of blood by reducing its hematorcit and blood viscosity. We tested whether prologned hypervolemic hemodilution (HDD) impairs functional capillary density (FCD) of ileal mucosa in healthy mechanically-ventilated pigs and if there is any correlation between changes in FCD of ileal and sublingual mucosas during HHD.

Klíčová slova

• hypervolemic hemodilution
• intestinal microcirculation
• sidestream dark-field imaging