Adjusting Blood to sodium citrate - 2
Alternate formula:
C = 100 – hct x volume of blood
        595 - hct                                      
Example:
A patient with a Hct – 60% needs 4.5 ml blood drawn
C = 100 – 60  x  4.5
      595 - 60
C = 0.3 ml sodium citrate needed
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