Figure 1From: Anemia and red blood cell transfusion in neurocritical carePhysiologic parameters influencing cerebral blood flow (a) The effects of mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) (solid line = normal autoregulation; dashed line = deranged autoregulation), (b) cerebral metabolic rate (CMRO2), (c) partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), (d) partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) and arterial oxygen content (CaO2) (solid curved line = PO2; dashed line = CaO2) are shown. CBF = cerebral blood flow.Back to article page