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PLATELET CRYOPRESERVATIOIM: A SIMPLE ROUTINE
Author(s) -
Hocking D. R.,
Olsen R. E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb135100.x
Subject(s) - platelet , blood bank , cryopreservation , simple (philosophy) , platelet transfusion , medicine , blood preservation , andrology , surgery , biology , emergency medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo , philosophy , epistemology
Cryopreservation of platelets as a blood‐bank routine procedure offers functional platelets on demand. A simple method of freezing, thawing, and administering platelets which is within reach of any hospital with routine blood‐banking facilities is outlined. Sixteen frozen‐thawed platelet transfusions are reported.