Affiliations: [a] Laboratorio di Emoreologia, Divisione Medica “D. e G. Campari”, V.le Matteotti, 83 – 20099 Sesto San Giovanni, Milano, Italy | [b] Divisione PediatricaV.le Matteotti, 83 – 20099 Sesto San Giovanni, Milano, Italy | [c] Laboratorio Analisi, Ospedale “Citta’ di Sesto San Giovanni” V.le Matteotti, 83 – 20099 Sesto San Giovanni, Milano, Italy
Note: [] Accepted by: Editor J.F. Stoltz
Abstract: We studied hematocrit, blood and plasma viscosity as well as the erythrocyte aggregation index in a group of 55 healthy newborns and in 16 mothers without risk factors for neonatal diseases. 39 healthy adults were considered as control group. We found that the newborns showed a significantly lower erythrocyte aggregation index compared to that of the control group, whereas their hematocrit was significantly higher. The healthy newborns also showed very low plasma viscosity and plasma fibrinogen level compared to those of the adults. The peculiar hemorheologic pattern of the healthy newborn, although rather different from that of the healthy adult, may be considered as “near normal”.
