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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Letter

Blood components are essential to regulate microcirculatory blood flow

Authors: Nicolas Morel, Marie Moisan

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2017

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We read with interest the article by Jacob and colleagues [1] on the regulation of microcirculatory blood flow. In our opinion, the authors missed an important parameter, i.e., blood components and, particularly, red blood cells (RBC). This is regrettable since blood composition is the main parameter that we can influence by our therapies (fluid resuscitation, blood or albumin transfusion) in shocked patients. …

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Title: Blood components are essential to regulate microcirculatory blood flow
Authors: Nicolas Morel
Marie Moisan
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1621-5

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