OBJECTIVE
To determine the effect of 3 differing transfusion techniques on survival of autologous canine RBCs.
DESIGN
Prospective, blinded study.
SETTING
University Teaching Hospital.
ANIMALS
Nine healthy dogs.
INTERVENTIONS
Three distinct preparations of RBCs, each representing ~1% of red cell mass, were generated for each dog by biotinylation of RBCs at varying biotin densities. Label...
