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Blood loss quantification during major abdominal surgery: prospective observational cohort study
BackgroundBlood loss during major abdominal surgery is an essential parameter in the evaluation of strategies aimed at reducing perioperative...
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Systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and the risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality in the general population
BackgroundAn elevated systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is associated with higher mortality in patients with coronary artery disease and other...
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The association between systemic immune-inflammation index and rheumatoid arthritis: evidence from NHANES 1999–2018
PurposeWe aimed to explore the relationship between the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using NHANES from 1999...
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Association between neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and long-term mortality in community-dwelling adults with heart failure: evidence from US NHANES 2005–2016
BackgroundHeart failure (HF) continues to be the major cause of hospitalizations. Despite numerous significant therapeutic progress, the mortality...
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Associations Between Leisure-Time Physical Activity Level and Peripheral Immune Cell Populations in the US General Population, Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data, 1999–2018
BackgroundChronic levels of inflammation are associated with higher risk of many chronic diseases. Physical activity (PA) lowers the risk of cancer,...
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A simple and affordable method for estimating the fluid volume a mosquito sucks using food dyes
BackgroundBlood-sucking by mosquitoes is an inevitable behavior when pathogens are transmitted among humans. Adenine nucleotides such as ATP are...
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Development of low-volume, high-intensity, aerobic-type interval training for elderly Japanese men: a feasibility study
BackgroundThe purposes of this study were to identify 1) the feasibility of a novel exercise protocol (elderly Japanese male version of...
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Predictors of short-term mortality, cognitive and physical decline in older adults in northwest Russia: a population-based prospective cohort study
BackgroundThe classical phenotype, accumulated deficit model and self-report approach of frailty were found not useful in older adults in northwest...
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Does a non-invasive hemoglobin monitor correlate with a venous blood sample in the acutely ill?
Non-invasive hemoglobin measuring technology has potential for rapid, portable, and accurate way of providing identification of blood loss or anemia....
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Clinical utility of the neutrophil distribution pattern obtained using the CELL-DYN SAPPHIRE hematology analyzer for the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome
We evaluated the diagnostic utility of peripheral blood neutrophil distribution patterns obtained using the CELL-DYN SAPPHIRE hematology analyzer in...
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The erythrocyte indices of neonates, defined using data from over 12 000 patients in a multihospital health care system
Objective:The erythrocyte indices (mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin...
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Changes in haemoglobin levels according to changes in body mass index and smoking habits, a 20-year follow-up of a male cohort
Haemoglobin level declines with increasing age in cross sectional studies. Little is known about the longitudinal changes of haemoglobin. Because...
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Experimental diabetes treated with ficus carica extract: effect on oxidative stress parameters
Parameters related to oxidative stress were studied in rats divided into 4 groups: streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (n=10), diabetic rats who...
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Restructuring of international council for standardization in haematology (ICSH) in Asia
Standardization and harmonization in Laboratory testing are a key issue in the midst of globalization era, because most of laboratory testing has...
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Evaluation of the Hb-Quick®: A Portable Hemoglobinometer
Objective. The Hb-Quick® is a new portable hemoglobinometer that uses disposable cuvettes to measure the total hemoglobin concentration of capillary,...
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Standardisation of haemoglobinometry: History and new challenges
During the 1950s several attempts were made to standardise the measurement of the haemoglobin concentration in human blood, for which numerous...
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Direct Relationship of Fetal Carboxyhemoglobin with Hemolysis in Alloimmunized Pregnancies
ABSTRACT: Because carbon monoxide (CO) is a byproduct of heme degradation and because placental diffusing capacity of CO is limited, we hypothesized...