Potential Uses of Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers in Critical Care Medicine
Potential Uses of Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers in Critical Care Medicine
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ccc.2008.12.011
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发表时间:
2009-04-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Vincent, Jean-Louis
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作者:
Creteur, Jacques;Vincent, Jean-Louis
Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) were initially developed to provide an alternative to blood transfusion. With the realization that hemoglobin solutions not only are red blood cell substitutes but also have a number of additional properties, including hemodynamic effects related to their oncotic and nitric oxide-scavenging effects, the broader concept of "hemoglobin therapeutics" was born. Promising effects on oxygen transport and the microcirculation need to be confirmed, and the results of studies with newer, second-generation HBOCs are eagerly awaited. In the meantime, possible adverse effects need to be carefully evaluated before HBOCs can be widely used in the ICU, emergency room, or prehospital setting.