Effects of Preconditioning on RBC Deformability in Critically Ill Patients
OBJECTIVES:. RBCs from critically ill patients have depressed deformability, especially in sepsis. Prolonged exposure of RBCs from healthy volunteers to physiologic shear stress (the preconditioning technique) has been associated with improved deformability, but the effect of preconditioning on RBCs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Critical Care Explorations |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000771 |