[Transfusion therapy in extensive resections of the liver]

The authors have studied central hemodynamics, blood loss and acid-base balance as well as the oxygen transport in 23 patients subjected to extensive resections of the liver. In 13 of them the operation was preceded by controlled hemodilution of 10-20% volume of the total circulating blood volume. The authors arrive at a conclusion that controlled hemodilution exerts a favorable influence on the whole course of the operative period. The effective oxygen transport may be used as a criterion of the adequate transfusion therapy in extensive resections of the liver.