The Cesarean Section Patient by Leukocyte Reduction Filters (3)
No significant differences existed between the postfiltration and maternal samples for each of these parameters. Fetal hemoglobin was in higher concentrations in the postfiltration sample when compared with maternal blood (1.9 [1.1–2.5]vs. 0.5% [0.3–0.7] ). Potassium levels were significantly less in the postfiltration sample when compared with maternal (1.4 [1.0–1.5]vs. 3.8 mEq/l [3.7–4.0]). Leukocyte reduction filters of cell-salvaged blood obtained from cesarean section significantly reduces particulate contaminants to a concentration equivalent to maternal venous blood.
