Chemicals and Drugs

Blood Substitutes

Substances that are used in place of blood, for example, as an alternative to BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS after blood loss to restore BLOOD VOLUME and oxygen-carrying capacity to the blood circulation, or to perfuse isolated organs.

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Abstract

Substances that are used in place of blood, for example, as an alternative to BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS after blood loss to restore BLOOD VOLUME and oxygen-carrying capacity to the blood circulation, or to perfuse isolated organs.

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Synonyms

29 entry terms
  • Artificial Blood
  • Blood, Artificial
  • Artificial Bloods
  • Blood Substitute
  • Bloods, Artificial
  • Substitute, Blood
  • Substitutes, Blood
  • Artificial Erythrocytes
  • Artificial Hemoglobin
  • Erythrocyte Substitutes
  • Hemoglobin Substitutes
  • Red Cell Substitutes
  • Artificial Erythrocyte
  • Artificial Hemoglobins
  • Cell Substitute, Red
  • Cell Substitutes, Red
  • Erythrocyte Substitute
  • Erythrocyte, Artificial
  • Erythrocytes, Artificial
  • Hemoglobin Substitute
  • Hemoglobin, Artificial
  • Hemoglobins, Artificial
  • Red Cell Substitute
  • Substitute, Erythrocyte
  • Substitute, Hemoglobin
  • Substitute, Red Cell
  • Substitutes, Erythrocyte
  • Substitutes, Hemoglobin
  • Substitutes, Red Cell

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

PLASMA SUBSTITUTES is also available

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History Note

81; was see PLASMA SUBSTITUTES 1963-80

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Previous Indexing

  • Erythrocytes (1968-1980)
  • Hemoglobins (1968-1980)
  • Plasma Substitutes (1968-1980)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D27.505.954.502.140w
  2. J01.637.087w.249w

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NLM Classification

WH 450

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blood Substitutes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001802. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001802
  2. Blood Substitutes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_substitute
  3. Blood Substitutes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q831050