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Abnormal hematocrit

MedGen UID:
1630947
•Concept ID:
C0877168
•
Finding
Synonym: Abnormal Hct
 
HPO: HP:0031850

Definition

Any deviation from the normal ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal hematocrit

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Polycythemia vera: 2024 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management.
Tefferi A, Barbui T
Am J Hematol 2023 Sep;98(9):1465-1487. Epub 2023 Jun 26 doi: 10.1002/ajh.27002. PMID: 37357958
Polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia: 2021 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification and management.
Tefferi A, Barbui T
Am J Hematol 2020 Dec;95(12):1599-1613. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1002/ajh.26008. PMID: 32974939
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Coagulation in Cirrhosis.
O'Leary JG, Greenberg CS, Patton HM, Caldwell SH
Gastroenterology 2019 Jul;157(1):34-43.e1. Epub 2019 Apr 12 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.03.070. PMID: 30986390

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Interrupted intraarterial selective cooling infusion combined with mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a prospective, nonrandomized observational cohort study.
Tian H, Wan Y, Zhang H, Zuo J
J Neurosurg 2023 Oct 1;139(4):1083-1091. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.3171/2023.2.JNS222542. PMID: 36964733
Point of care blood glucose devices in the hospital setting.
Tran NK, LaValley C, Bagley B, Rodrigo J
Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2023 Jun;60(4):290-299. Epub 2023 Feb 3 doi: 10.1080/10408363.2023.2170316. PMID: 36734399
Risk Factors on the Progression to Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in South Korea: Using National Data.
Kim SR, Nam SH, Kim YR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Nov 28;17(23) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17238847. PMID: 33260724Free PMC Article
Preoperative hematocrit levels and postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Wu WC, Schifftner TL, Henderson WG, Eaton CB, Poses RM, Uttley G, Sharma SC, Vezeridis M, Khuri SF, Friedmann PD
JAMA 2007 Jun 13;297(22):2481-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.297.22.2481. PMID: 17565082
Community-acquired pneumonia and do not resuscitate orders.
Marrie TJ, Fine MJ, Kapoor WN, Coley CM, Singer DE, Obrosky DS
J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 Feb;50(2):290-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50061.x. PMID: 12028211

Diagnosis

Risk Factors on the Progression to Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in South Korea: Using National Data.
Kim SR, Nam SH, Kim YR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Nov 28;17(23) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17238847. PMID: 33260724Free PMC Article
Community-acquired pneumonia and do not resuscitate orders.
Marrie TJ, Fine MJ, Kapoor WN, Coley CM, Singer DE, Obrosky DS
J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 Feb;50(2):290-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50061.x. PMID: 12028211
Blunt splenic trauma: characteristics of patients requiring urgent laparotomy.
Cathey KL, Brady WJ Jr, Butler K, Blow O, Cephas GA, Young JS
Am Surg 1998 May;64(5):450-4. PMID: 9585783
Comparison of clinical symptoms of human immunodeficiency virus disease between intravenous drug users and homosexual men.
Palenicek J, Nelson KE, Vlahov D, Galai N, Cohn S, Saah AJ
Arch Intern Med 1993 Aug 9;153(15):1806-12. PMID: 8101438

Therapy

Interrupted intraarterial selective cooling infusion combined with mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a prospective, nonrandomized observational cohort study.
Tian H, Wan Y, Zhang H, Zuo J
J Neurosurg 2023 Oct 1;139(4):1083-1091. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.3171/2023.2.JNS222542. PMID: 36964733
Correlation Between Home INR and Core Laboratory INR in Patients Supported with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Dionizovik-Dimanovski M, Levin AP, Fried J, Mody KP, Simonich E, Garan AR, Yuzefpolskaya M, Takayama H, Naka Y, Colombo PC, Kalesan B, Uriel N, Jorde UP
ASAIO J 2015 Jul-Aug;61(4):386-90. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000229. PMID: 25905496
Pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of a permeation-enhanced testosterone transdermal system in comparison with bi-weekly injections of testosterone enanthate for the treatment of hypogonadal men.
Dobs AS, Meikle AW, Arver S, Sanders SW, Caramelli KE, Mazer NA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 Oct;84(10):3469-78. doi: 10.1210/jcem.84.10.6078. PMID: 10522982

Prognosis

Risk Factors on the Progression to Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in South Korea: Using National Data.
Kim SR, Nam SH, Kim YR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Nov 28;17(23) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17238847. PMID: 33260724Free PMC Article
Community-acquired pneumonia and do not resuscitate orders.
Marrie TJ, Fine MJ, Kapoor WN, Coley CM, Singer DE, Obrosky DS
J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 Feb;50(2):290-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50061.x. PMID: 12028211
Hematologic abnormalities associated with various types of retinal vein occlusion.
Hayreh SS, Zimmerman MB, Podhajsky P
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2002 Mar;240(3):180-96. Epub 2002 Feb 9 doi: 10.1007/s00417-001-0421-3. PMID: 11935275
Predictive risk factors associated with stroke patient falls in acute care settings.
Byers V, Arrington ME, Finstuen K
J Neurosci Nurs 1990 Jun;22(3):147-54. doi: 10.1097/01376517-199006000-00003. PMID: 2142186

Clinical prediction guides

Interrupted intraarterial selective cooling infusion combined with mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a prospective, nonrandomized observational cohort study.
Tian H, Wan Y, Zhang H, Zuo J
J Neurosurg 2023 Oct 1;139(4):1083-1091. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.3171/2023.2.JNS222542. PMID: 36964733
Risk Factors on the Progression to Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in South Korea: Using National Data.
Kim SR, Nam SH, Kim YR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Nov 28;17(23) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17238847. PMID: 33260724Free PMC Article
Association of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha -308G>A polymorphism with breast cancer in Mexican women.
Gómez Flores-Ramos L, Escoto-De Dios A, Puebla-Pérez AM, Figuera-Villanueva LE, Ramos-Silva A, Ramírez-Patiño R, Delgado-Saucedo JI, Salas-González E, Zúñiga-González GM, Alonzo-Rojo A, Gutiérrez-Hurtado I, Gallegos-Arreola MP
Genet Mol Res 2013 Nov 18;12(4):5680-93. doi: 10.4238/2013.November.18.17. PMID: 24301937
Community-acquired pneumonia and do not resuscitate orders.
Marrie TJ, Fine MJ, Kapoor WN, Coley CM, Singer DE, Obrosky DS
J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 Feb;50(2):290-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50061.x. PMID: 12028211
Influence of hematocrit on the measurement of lipoproteins demonstrated by the example of lipoprotein(a).
Kronenberg F, Trenkwalder E, Kronenberg MF, König P, Utermann G, Dieplinger H
Kidney Int 1998 Oct;54(4):1385-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00086.x. PMID: 9767560

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