The effect of intravenous infusmg Gelofusine in a dose of 500ml

1000ml or 1500ml on blood rheology wasstudied in 30 patients undergoing gallbladder operations under epidural anesthesia. The results showed thathematocrit decreased (P<0.05) and red cell deformability index increased(P<0.05 or P<0.01)

whereas there wereno siguificant differences of whole blood viscosity

whole blood reduction viscosuty

red cell aggregation index

erythrocyte sediunientation rate(the inadvaiitage effect of decreasing red cell deformability on patients needsattention