THE measurement of the packed red-cell volume (or hematocrit) of the venous blood has long been recognized as a useful aid in the study of blood in a large number of clinical conditions. The technic ...

The effects of neonatal polycythemia (venous hematocrit ≥ 70 %) and hemodilution on nutritive capillary perfusion were studied by a videophotometric microscopy technique. The capillary blood flow ...

What Does a Hematocrit Test Measure? A hematocrit test is a blood test that measures the level of red blood cells in your blood. Your blood is made up of plasma and blood cells. Plasma is the liquid ...

IN a previous communication 1 mention was made of a device for rapidly and accurately reading the relative length of the packed red-cell column in the ungraduated capillary tubes used in the Guest and ...

Hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells in a person‘s blood. A typical hematocrit range in adults is 36–54%. However, age, sex, and health conditions can influence hematocrit levels. Low red ...