in ten control patients ( initial concentration 8.1 +/- 4.4 mumol/g hb ) treated without phosphate replacement , significantly lower red-cell 2,3-diphosphoglycerate concentrations were found between 2 and 6 days after admission ( forty-eight hour value for control patients 14.6 +/- 1.6 and for phosphate-treated patients 18.9 +/- 4.1 mumol/g hb ; p less than 0.01 ) .
C0019046
hb
C0014792
red-cell