Platelet concentrate transport in pneumatic tube systems - does it work?

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-82

  Lance M D ^a   Marcus, M A E ^a   van Oerle, R ^a   Theunissen, H M S ^a   Henskens, Y M C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood product quality; Platelet monitoring; Platelet transfusion; Pneumatic tube system

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE; PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE PRESERVATION;

BLOOD PLATELETS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862333514     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01580.x     Document Type: Article

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