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Erythropoietin in the intensive care unit: beyond treatment of anemia

Erythropoietin (EPO) is the major hormone stimulating the production and differentiation of red blood cells. EPO is used widely for treating anemia of critical illness or anemia induced by chemotherapy. EPO at pharmacological doses is used in this setting to raise hemoglobin levels (by preventing th...

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Autores principales: Patel, Nimesh SA, Collino, Massimo, Yaqoob, Muhammad M, Thiemermann, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21943500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2110-5820-1-40