Measurement of Erythrocyte Lifespan Using a CO Breath Test in Patients with Thalassemia and the Impact of Treatment

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2023 Sep 1;15(1):e2023050. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2023.050. eCollection 2023.

¹ Department of Hematology, The 923 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the People's Liberation Army, Nanning, China.
² Department of Blood Transfusion, The 923 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the People's Liberation Army, Nanning, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Education Ministry and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
⁴ WellYearn Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Shenzhen, China.
⁵ Shenzhen Institute for Technology Innovation, Shenzhen, China.

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Keywords: End-expiratory CO concentration; Erythrocyte lifespan; Splenectomy; Thalassemia.