Putative Negative Effects of the Correction of Anemia in ACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction: ACD as a Defense Strategy of the

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Putative Negative Effects of the Correction of Anemia in ACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction: ACD as a Defense Strategy of the

ABSTRACT

Being aware of the fact that ACD is the most frequent anemia in hospitalized patients, the question arises if this condition is just a side effect of an ongoing and very well controlled immune response or whether or not nature had an idea behind the development of this condition. As outlined in previous chapters of this book, lowering the hemoglobin concentration has several pathophysiological advantages for fighting the pathologic process underlying ACD.