Optimizing packed red blood cell transfusions: Viscosity, volume, and time

Cardiovascular Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 117-121

  Atlas, Glen M ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Hemodilution; Hypervolemia; Transfusion; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

DILUENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4344702279     PISSN: 15678822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CARE.0000015160.52668.2f     Document Type: Article

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