This study aimed to identify the diagnostic characteristics associated with poor prognosis and mortality in dairy cows with acute clinical Escherichia coli mastitis. On 17 dairy farms, 24 dairy cows with acute E. coli mastitis that had received therapeutic treatment were categorized into 2 groups by outcome: 17 cows that recovered (survivors) and 7 cows that died or were euthanized (non-survivo...

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of exogenous recombined human erythropoietin (rhEPO), combined with tranexamic acid (TXA) and administered by different routes, in treatment elderly patients femoral intertrochanteric fractures.Methods: 252 Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital were randomly divided into groups (A, B C), 84 each group. All given rhEPO iron sucrose, followed TXA which was via t...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of the Cobe SAT/HCT Monitor, an in-line device which continuously displays hematocrit and venous oxygen saturation. A fiber optic cable was used to connect the monitor to a "window" on the blood inlet of a venous reservoir (Cobe CML). Sixty venous blood samples were drawn from 20 patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Statistical corr...

Hemodynamic data were obtained in 9 patients (mean age 65 yrs) with carotid territory cerebral infarct within the preceding 24 hours (mean 14 +/- 8) as part of a pilot study testing the feasibility and safety of hypervolemic hemodilution. Pulmonary arterial catheters (PACs) were placed without complication in all patients, and after baseline measurements were obtained, up to 1500 cc of 6% hetas...

OBJECTIVES Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) are the main treatment for anemia in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We evaluated factors determining the response after treatment of a new ESA (continuous erythropoietin erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA)). METHODS 61 HD patients were classified by their response at two different timings. First, patients whose hematocrit (Hct) increased 1....

This is the first systematic analysis of mammalian blood of species with a high (horse), medium (man), and low (sheep) erythrocyte (RBC) aggregability by small amplitude oscillation technique. Amplitude and frequency sweep tests (linear viscoelastic mode) were performed with blood from healthy adult volunteers, horses, and sheep in CSS-mode. Blood samples were hematocrit (HCT) adjusted (40%, 50...

The cell-free layer (CFL) width separating red blood cells in flowing blood from the endothelial cell membrane is shown to be a regulator of the balance between nitric oxide (NO) production by the endothelium and NO scavenging by blood hemoglobin. The CFL width is determined by hematocrit (Hct) and the vessel wall flow velocity gradient. These factors and blood and plasma viscosity determine ve...

BACKGROUND Anemia in pregnancy is a common cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Regular review of hematocrit (HCT) and anemia patterns in pregnancy is necessary in our environment. AIM The aim was to determine the average HCT, prevalence, and pattern of anemia, as well the arm preferences for blood sample collection among pregnant women in Enugu, South East Niger...

Objective: Key hemorheological variables are associated with several life-threatening diseases including cardio-cerebro-vascular diseases. A diet can influence the blood rheological variables. To compare the effectiveness of a vegetable soup on blood viscosity (BV), hematocrit (Hct), plasma fibrinogen, lipid profile, fasting blood sugar (FBS), and blood osmolarity in patients with polycythemia ...