We investigated highlanders, permanently living at an altitude of 5100 m and compared Chronic Mountain Sickness (CMS) patients with control volunteers. While we found differences in systemic parameters such as blood oxygen content, hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration, and blood viscosity, the mechanical and rheological properties of single red blood cells did not differ between the two investigated groups.

中文翻译：

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化恶为善：慢性高山病患者的红细胞是否适合输血？


我们调查了长期生活在海拔 5100 米的高地人，并将慢性高山病 (CMS) 患者与对照志愿者进行了比较。虽然我们发现血氧含量、血细胞比容、血红蛋白浓度和血液粘度等全身参数存在差异，但两个研究组之间单个红细胞的机械和流变特性没有差异。