Title :
Manual haematocrit centrifuge
Author_Institution :
Awojobi Clinic Eruwa, Eruwa, Nigeria
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;
Conference_Titel :
Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-680-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2012.1459
