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• n  the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
• n  a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood

• Bleeding in moderation to cut the hematocrit score to a safe reading between 40% and 45%, the Tulane doctors suggest, may well be one answer.
• Doctors have traditionally waited until the patient's hematocrit the proportion of the blood made up of red blood cells drops below the normal range of 45% to 55% before .
• As a rule, they introduced donated blood as soon as the patient's hematocrit--a measure of the proportion of the blood made up of oxygen-carrying red cells--fell below the normal .

• haematocrit
• packed cell volume

News & Articles

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• Study identifies better blood glucose monitor for burn care
  ( University of California - Davis Health System ) Glucose monitoring systems with an autocorrect feature that can detect red blood cells (hematocrit), vitamin C and other common interferents in burn patients' blood are better for monitoring care, a pilot study conducted by UC Davis researchers at the School of Medicine and College of Engineering has found.
  Aug. 29, 2013 - EurekAlert!
• UC Davis Study Identifies Better Blood Glucose Monitor for Burn Care
  Glucose monitoring systems with an autocorrect feature that can detect red blood cells (hematocrit), vitamin C and other common interferents in burn patients’ blood are better for monitoring care, a pilot study conducted by UC Davis researchers at the School of Medicine and College of Engineering has found. (PRWeb August 29, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8 ...
  Aug. 29, 2013 - PRWeb