U-shaped relationship between hemoglobin level and severity of ischemic stroke.

Halvor NaessNicola LogalloUlrike Waje-AndreassenLars ThomassenChristopher Elnan Kvistad

Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2019)

We found a U-shaped relationship between hemoglobin level on admission and stroke severity. There was no U-shaped relationship between improvement and hemoglobin level. Poor short-term improvement was associated with low hemoglobin levels.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
atrial fibrillation
emergency department
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage