Shohat et al correlated a neonate's hematocrit with whole blood viscosity. Hyperviscosity can explain findings seen in neonatal polycythemia. The authors are from Beilinson Medical Center and Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Parameters:
(1) hematocrit in percent (as a whole number from 0 to 100)
(2) blood viscosity in centipoises (cps)
LN(blood viscosity) =
= (0.0276 * (hematocrit in percent)) + 0.1427
blood viscosity in cps =
= EXP((0.0276 * (hematocrit)) + 0.1427
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