Providence, RI - In a new study, even mild degrees of preoperative anemia or polycythemia (high red blood cell count) were associated with an increased risk of 30-day postoperative mortality and ...

For males, the normal hematocrit range is 42 percent to 52 percent, and for women the normal range is 36 percent to 48 percent. Alexander and colleagues examined how hospitals nationwide treated ...

ATLANTA -- Maintaining patients with polycythemia vera at hematocrit levels below 45% reduced thrombotic complications without increasing rates of other serious adverse events compared with a higher ...

Use of dried blood or dried matrix spotting for assessment of hematocrit has become a popular laboratory method. However, the procedure may adversely affect the hematocrit values and thus interfere ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Among patients with Crohn’s disease who were treated with certolizumab pegol, those with low ...