Critical Care Medicine

Erythropoiesis abnormalities contribute to early-onset anemia in septic shock

Published in Blood Weekly, August 24th, 2006

According to a study from France, erythropoiesis abnormalities contribute to early-onset anemia in patients with septic shock.

"The intimate mechanisms of early onset anemia observed in critically ill patients with septic shock remain unclear. We investigated erythropoiesis abnormalities in this setting by studying morphologic, functional, and biochemical patterns of erythroid lineage," wrote Y.E. Claessens and colleagues, INSERM U567.

They explained, "Erythroid lineage in the bone marrow from patients with septic shock who developed early-onset anemia was compared with that of healthy control subjects. Survival and proliferation capacities were...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-08-24)

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