BACKGROUND Thrombelastography (TEG) is suggested as an optimal instrument for the identification of acute traumatic coagulopathy-induced alterations in coagulation status. Patient whole blood (WB) used in TEG analysis is generally collected from a large blood vessel containing representative systemic blood, often close to 40% hematocrit (Hct). Trauma patients often exhibit bleeding from the mic...

Abstract Purpose Elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures exhibit post-traumatic hidden blood loss (HBL). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of reducing HBL via early intravenous (IV) tranexamic acid (TXA) intervention in elderly fracture. Methods A prospective randomized controlled was conducted 125 (age ≥ 65 years, injury time ≤ 6 h) who presented fracture from Sept...

The performance of the Sorin Xtra® Autotransfusion System (ATS) was studied in 62 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Blood was collected intraoperatively and washed using three different wash sets in 4 groups. Both collected and washed blood were analysed for hemoglobin levels and hematocrit, concentrations of proteins, albumin, heparin and plasma free hemoglobin (PFH) were de...

The hormone erythropoietin (EPO) is responsible for the increased production of red blood cells (RBC) in response to tissue hypoxia. While the role of EPO in hematological development has been established in humans and terrestrial mammals, this relationship has never been examined in marine mammals that rely heavily on stored oxygen to maintain aerobic metabolism while diving. Since blood is th...

Introduction. Hyperhemolysis is characterized by a life-threatening hemolytic transfusion reaction, with hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) dropping markedly lower than before transfusion. This phenomenon, commonly described in sickle cell disease, is a rare occurrence in patients without hemoglobinopathies. Case Report. A 55-year-old male presented to the hospital after a motorcycle crash an...

Background and objectives: The importance of continuous monitoring and rapid and accurate informing of changes in blood components (e.g., percentage of hematocrit [HCT]), especially in acute conditions, has motivated researchers to use non-invasive measurement methods. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the association between blood HCT and photoplethysmographic signal and the possibility ...

MONCHANIN, G., P. CONNES, D. WOUASSI, A. FRANCINA, B. DJODA, P. E. BANGA, F. X. OWONA, P. THIRIET, R. MASSARELLI, and C. MARTIN. Hemorheology, Sickle Cell Trait, and -Thalassemia in Athletes: Effects of Exercise. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 37, No. 7, pp. 1086–1092, 2005. Purpose: This study investigated hemorheological parameters in response to exercise in sickle cell trait (SCT) athletes wi...

BACKGROUND It has been demonstrated that dynamic electrochemistry can be used to correct blood glucose measurement results for potentially interfering conditions, such as humidity, hematocrit (HCT) variations, and ascorbic acid. The purpose of this laboratory investigation was to assess the potential influence of hematocrit variations on a variety of blood glucose meters applying different meas...

This was a cross sectional study designed to evaluate the cluster of differentiation 4(CD4) count and hematological indices in HIV serodiscordant partners Jos, Nigeria. A total 20 Serodiscordant couples (40 patients) non controls) aged between 18 49 years were included study. Each participant provided 5ml venous blood sample that collected into EDTA containers for analysis CD4 indices. The foll...

In order to observe the effects of whey protein powder on hematological indexes of players majoring in physical education in the basketball training, the authors divided the players randomly into a control group and a nutrition group. Athletes complete the 30 minutes quantitative exercise using cycle ergometer respectively before the trial and after one month trial. Then we exsanguinated immedi...