Haematocrit is invalid for estimating red cell volume: A prospective study in male volunteers

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 471-479

  Jacob, Matthias ^a   Annaheim, Simon ^b   Boutellier, Urs ^b   Hinske, Christian ^a   Rehm, Markus ^a   Breymann, Christian ^c   Krafft, Alexander ^c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endothelial surface layer; Haematocrit; Haemoglobin; Plasma volume; Red cell volume

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY SURFACE; ENDURANCE SPORT; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA VOLUME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLASMA VOLUME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84869987262     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0111-11     Document Type: Article

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