Rapid admixture blood warming.
A new technique of admixture blood warming allows rapid warming of packed red blood cells by the addition of heated saline. Each 4 degrees C unit of packed red blood cells is mixed with 250 ml of 70 degrees C saline. Diluted blood at 37 degrees C is ready for transfusion in less than 30 seconds.
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D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care