When Blood Is Not an Option: Factors Affecting Survival After the Use of a Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier in 54 Patients with Life-Threatening Anemia

Abstract

Earlier, compared with later, administration by inexperienced users of HBOC-201 to patients with anemia was associated with improved chances of survival of acutely bleeding and hemolyzing patients. Survival was more likely if the duration and magnitude of low hemoglobin was minimized before treatment with HBOC-201.