Trauma-hemorrhagic shock-induced red blood cell damage leads to decreased microcirculatory blood flow*

Abstract

T/HS induces significant changes in RBC functions and the injection of T/HS, but not T/SS, RBC leads to decreased organ blood flow. These findings confirm the hypothesis that T/HS-induced RBC alterations will directly cause organ hypoperfusion and suggest that T/HS-induced RBC damage contributes to this process. Thus, T/HS-induced changes in RBC function may contribute to the development of shock-induced multiple organ failure.