-----------------We have developed a formula sequence which calculates the predicted blood volume, hemodilutional hematocrit and conjectively figures the amount of non-haemic solution margin allowable before reaching a minimally acceptable or 'target' hematocrit in the adult patient. Another application of the formula calculates the value for the amount of prime reduction to prevent the additio...

background: anemia is common throughout the world, remarkably in developing countries. our aim is to calculate normal hemoglobin and other hematological indices in southwest of iran. materials and methods: a random selection of 500 healthy males and 500 healthy females was done in the age group of 13 to 65 years. a complete blood count (cbc) was performed in all participants. results: hemoglobi...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to provide a viable alternative to routine postpartum hematocrit measurement, by a determination of the clinical risk factors that identify patients with anemia and an examination of the resulting cost savings. STUDY DESIGN In this retrospective review, cases (postpartum hematocrit level, <26%; subgroup hematocrit level, <23%) and control subjects were ...

Microvascular hematocrit and its possible relation to oxygen supply were systematically examined. We studied the red cell volume fraction (hematocrit) in arterial blood and in capillaries under a variety of circumstances. Control capillary hematocrit averaged 10.4 +/- 2.0% (SE) and arteriolar (14.2 micrometer ID) hematocrit averaged 13.9 +/- 1.2% in cremaster muscles of pentobarbital-anesthetiz...

THE increased incidence of thrombo-occlusive complications in subjects with congestive heart failure is clearly recognized. Thus, pulmonary, cerebral, and myocardial infarction, thrombophlebitis, and mesenteric thrombosis are sufficiently frequent complications to compel some to include anticoagulant therapy in the routine management of cardiac decompensation. The fundamental cause of this tend...

conclusions the association of the 1st trimester high hb and hct with preeclampsia was revealed in this study, therefore it could be used as a prediction factor for early preeclampsia diagnosis. results preeclampsia incidence was 5.1% in our study. mean hb was 12.38 ± 1.69 g/dl in the preeclampsia group and 11.8 ± 1.18 in the non-preeclampsia group, and mean hct was 37.74 ± 5.15% in the preecla...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Strategies based on the use of upper thresholds of hemoglobin or hematocrit to detect blood doping in endurance sports have essentially failed to deter this malpractice. With the aim of establishing a more effective strategy, we analyzed the biological variations of hematologic parameters in professional athletes and investigated the possibility of defining subject-spe...

To the Editor: In a recent paper describing interesting experiments to measure the plasma and red cell transit in a cerebral ischemic area of the cat brain (Stroke 12: 218-223, March-April, 1981), Little et al. reported that the transit time of plasma as represented by I albumin was shorter than that of red cells labeled with "Tc even in the control State. This is just the opposite of data repo...

objective: preeclampsia is one of the most important complications of pregnancy that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. the aim of this study was to investigate the relation between serum iron status and ferritin with pre-eclampsia. materials and methods: this case control study evaluated 33 preeclamptic patients and 33 normal pregnant women before parturition in imam hossein...