Khaya-warmer: blood warming in a resource-constrained setting

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Abstract

This edition of the journal features an article by Kenny and colleagues, reporting the findings of an elegant study exploring the feasibility of a cost-effective option for prewarming stored blood to a temperature that is compatible with transfusion into a human subject.1

Author Biography

JLA Rantloane, University of Pretoria

Retired Head of Department of Anaesthesiology and Chief Specialist, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Published

2023-10-19

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 5 (2023)

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Guest Editorial

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