Anemia is frequently encountered in critically ill patients and adversely affects cerebral oxygen delivery and brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2). The objective of this study is to assess whether there is an association between anemia and metabolic distress or brain tissue hypoxia in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Division of Critical Care Neurology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University, Milstein Hospital 8 Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. pkurtz@neuro.columbia.edu
