title: [Erythrocyte deformability in chronic respiratory insufficiency].
abstract: The red blood cell deformability was evaluated in 10 patients suffering from chronic respiratory failure and in 10 normal volunteers. Patients with chronic respiratory failure showed a pH of 7.36 +/- 0.04, a pCO2 of 48.7 +/- 7.3 mmHg and a pO2 of 61.2 +/- 10.2 mmHg and had a decreased red blood cell deformability if compared with normal volunteers (p less than 0.001). The red blood cell deformability of patients suffering from chronic respiratory failure showed a weak correlation with pO2 (r = 0.50, p less than 0.05).
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000097:blood*
vernacular_title: La deformabilità dei globuli rossi nell'insufficienza respiratoria cronica.