Fig. 9
From: Design of a Novel Multifunction Decision Support Display for Anesthesia Care: AlertWatch® OR
Estimated Hematocrit. This window opens when the estimated hematocrit or hematocrit columns are touched. It presents the equation used to determine an estimated hematocrit based on the last hematocrit drawn, the estimated blood loss, any blood given to the patient and the estimated blood volume, which is based on height, weight and gender. As soon as a new hematocrit is drawn and retrieved by the system the estimated hematocrit and hematocrit will be equal until there is a change in either blood loss or blood given to the patient