Perfusion vs. oxygen delivery in transfusion with "fresh" and " old" red blood cells: The experimental evidence

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-78

  Tsai, Amy G ^a   Hofmann, Axel ^b   Cabrales, Pedro ^a   Intaglietta, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Society for the Advancement of Blood Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Blood viscosity; Capillary perfusion; Microcirculation; Red blood cell storage

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIPHOSPHOGLYCERIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BLOOD VOLUME; ERYTHROCYTE STRUCTURE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMODILUTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; RESUSCITATION; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; OXYGEN;

EID: 77955421451     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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