DocumentCode
592871
Title
Manual haematocrit centrifuge
Author
Awojobi, O.A.
Author_Institution
Awojobi Clinic Eruwa, Eruwa, Nigeria
fYear
2012
fDate
18-19 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Anaemia is common in clinical practice in tropical Africa where electric haematocrict centrifuges are expensive and electricity from the national grid is unreliable. Two models of manual haematocrit centrifuge have been developed to help in the successful management of patients with anaemia in the tropics.
Keywords
biomedical equipment; blood; cellular biophysics; centrifuges; diseases; anaemia; electric haematocrict centrifuges; manual haematocrit centrifuge; national grid; patient management; tropical Africa; Haematocrit centrifuge manual rural practice;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location
London
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-680-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp.2012.1459
Filename
6428565
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