Spontaneous variations of the hematocrit value in chronic bronchopneumopathic patients under medical treatment

Fumagalli, G.; Ferrara, A.; Robuschi, M.

Minerva Medica 65(92): 4864-4868

1974


ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4806
PMID: 4449617
Document Number: 79495
Haematocrit values were studied in chronic bronchitis patients receiving medical treatment during hospitalisation. Both decreases and increases were noted. Statistically significant, they may be regarded as spontaneous, since they occurred in the absence of depletion management. Furthermore, they offer better prognosis for respiratory insufficiency, since they are a pointer to better wash distribution, probably attributable to diminished alveolar hypertension.

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