An In Vitro Evaluation of the Red Cell Damage and Hemocompatibility of Different Central Venous Catheters

Table 5

Measurements from single-lumen CVCs after 500 mL/min flow rate of erythrocyte concentrate.

	A ()		B ()		C ()
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Total Hb (g/L)	216.5	0.85	198.45	3.71	222.86	1.51
Hematocrit (%)	0.75	0	0.7	0.01	0.78	0.01
Microparticles (MP/mL)	268,723	54,641	434,352	83,019	257,923	35,026
Erythrocyte MP (MP/mL)	110,036	21,764	173,025	33,484	111,177	18,920
Medium speed (cm/s)	91.84	0	117.99	0	91.84	0
Shear rate (1/s)	540.24	0	786.59	0	540.24	0
Shear stress (Pa)	2.33	0.008	3.24	0.038	2.39	0.011
Exposure time (s)	0.6	0	0.6	0	0.6	0
Dynamic viscosity (Pas)	0.00432	0.000014	0.00412	0.000048	0.00443	0.000021