Glycerol

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Solutions and reagents
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Basic
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (2015)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Laboratory
EMDN related code(s)
W0202050385
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GMDN related code(s)
46813
Blood storage solution, freezing (A blood preservation fluid used during the collection and storage of blood and blood components in a healthcare and/or a blood bank facility (typically in a laboratory associated with the collection of blood or during apheresis procedures that result in the collection of blood), to help maintain protein and blood cell viability during the freezing of blood. It is typically glycerol-based and is supplied in a container (e.g., a polypropylene bag); it is not for direct intravenous infusion. This is a single-use device.)
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