Storage of blood components does not decrease haemostatic potential: In vitro assessment of fresh versus stored blood components using thromboelastography

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 329-335

  Bartfeld, Galia ^a,b   Ellis, Martin ^a,b   Lubetzky, Aharon ^b,c   Yahalom, Vered ^b,d   Kenet, Gili ^b,c  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Haemostatic properties; Rotational thromboelastography; Stored blood products

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD GROUP; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CLOT FORMATION TIME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HEMOSTASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MAXIMAL CLOT FIRMNESS; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649701674     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322256     Document Type: Article

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