Polycythemia in the newborn.
| dc.contributor.author | Upadhyay, Amit | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Aggarwal, Rajiv | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Deorari, Ashok K | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Paul, Vinod K | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2002-01-06 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-30T11:57:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2002-01-06 | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2009-05-30T11:57:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-01-06 | en_US |
| dc.description | 18 references. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Polycythemia is defined as a venous hematocrit above 65%. The relationship between viscosity and hematocrit is almost linear till 65% and exponential thereafter. Increased viscosity of blood is associated with symptoms of hypo-perfusion. The hematocrit in a newborn peaks at 2 hours of age and decreases gradually after that. The etiology of polycythemia is related either to intra-uterine hypoxia or secondary to fetal transfusion. Clinical features related to hyperviscosity may affect all organ systems and this entity should be screened for in high-risk infants. Polycythemia maybe symptomatic or asymptomatic and guidelines for management of both types are provided in the protocol. | en_US |
| dc.description.affiliation | Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Upadhyay A, Aggarwal R, Deorari AK, Paul VK. Polycythemia in the newborn. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2002 Jan; 69(1): 79-82 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/80199 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtml | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Blood Viscosity | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Hematocrit | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Incidence | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Infant, Newborn | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Polycythemia --diagnosis | en_US |
| dc.title | Polycythemia in the newborn. | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
| dc.type | Review | en_US |
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