Hyperviscosity in the neonate

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 82; no. 6; pp. 1004 - 1012
• Main Authors: Gross, Gary P., Hathaway, William E., McGaughey, H. Raymond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.1973
• Subjects: Blood; Blood Transfusion; Blood Viscosity; Cyanosis - blood; Electroencephalography; Erythrocytes; Erythrocytes, Abnormal; Female; Hematocrit; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hyperbilirubinemia - blood; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases - blood; Male; Polycythemia - blood; Syndrome; Umbilical Cord

Clinical and blood viscosity studies were performed in a group of 18 polycythemic newborn infants. The infants had signs and symptoms such as plethora, cyanosis, respiratory distress, central nervous system manifestations, hyperbilirubinemia, thrombocytopenia, fragemented red cells, and hypoglycemia...