Australian experience with frozen blood products on military operations

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 203-205

  Neuhaus, Susan J ^a   Wishaw, Ken ^b,c   Lelkens, Charles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Sanquin Bloedbank Regio Zuidwest Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

APHERESIS; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD GROUP; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MILITARY SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; THAWING; THROMBOCYTE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRYOPRESERVATION; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOLDIER; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRYOPRESERVATION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77950356478     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03479.x     Document Type: Review

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