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C102 CRITICAL CARE: PREDICTING AND IDENTIFYING ARDS DEVELOPMENT, SEPSIS AND CLINICAL DETERIORATION: Red Blood Cell Filterability Is Diminished In Critical Illness

Red blood cells (RBCs) must deform in order to traverse the microvasculature. [...]impairments of RBC deformability may reduce microvascular blood flow, and may be a mechanism for microvascular dysfunction in critical illness. [...]we set out to compare RBC filterability in septic vs. non-septic cri...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: Dony, C, Mroczek, S, Tsang, G, Wexler, O, Oldfield, D, Falkner, K, Gorgone, M, Rasul, S, Schultz, R, Malnoske, M L, Apostolakos, M J, Pietropaoli, A P
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Summary:Red blood cells (RBCs) must deform in order to traverse the microvasculature. [...]impairments of RBC deformability may reduce microvascular blood flow, and may be a mechanism for microvascular dysfunction in critical illness. [...]we set out to compare RBC filterability in septic vs. non-septic critically ill patients.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970