Evaluation of the pneumatic tube system for transportation of packed red cell units

Background: Pneumatic tube system (PTS) is commonly used in hospital settings to transport blood samples to diagnostic laboratories. At our blood center, we receive blood requisitions via the PTS, but units are carried to the ward by human courier. Recently we considered using the PTS for transporti...

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Main Authors: Supriya Dhar, Sabita Basu, Subhosmito Chakraborty, Subir Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
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Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2015;volume=9;issue=2;spage=195;epage=198;aulast=Dhar