TABLE 4.
Comparison of Simulated Blood Product Temperatures With Transport by Drone Versus Ground
| Blood Product | Ground* | Air** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TI, °C | TF, °C | Variation,† % | TI, °C | TF, °C | Variation,† % | |
| pRBC | ||||||
| Transport 1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 ± 0.2 (4.3–4.6) | 4.7 ± 0.1 (4.5–4.8) | 4.8 |
| Transport 6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 4.3 ± 0.1 (4.3–4.4) | 4.5 ± 0.1 (4.4–4.6) | 3.3 |
| Transport 8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.4 ± 0.1 (4.2–4.5) | 4.6 ± 0.2 (4.5–4.8) | 5.0 |
| PC | ||||||
| Transport 2 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 0.1 | 21.0 ± 0.1 (21.0–21.2) | 21.0 ± 0.1 (21.0–21.2) | 0.0 |
| Transport 4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 0.2 | 21.5 ± 0.1 (21.5–21.6) | 21.5 ± 0.1 (21.4–21.6) | 0.2 |
| Transport 9 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.3 | 22.1 ± 0.1 (22.1–22.2) | 22.2 ± 0.2 (22.0–22.4) | 0.3 |
| FFP | ||||||
| Transport 3 | −20.2 | −20.4 | 1.2 | −17 ± 2 (−18 to −16) | −16 ± 2 (−17 to −14) | 9.0 |
| Transport 5 | −20.7 | −20.6 | 0.5 | −20.6 ± 0.9 (−21.3 to −20.0) | −19.5 ± 0.7 (−19.9 to −19.0) | 6.0 |
| Transport 7 | −20.5 | −20.4 | 0.2 | −19.4 ± 0.4 (−19.7 to −19.2) | −18.5 ± 0.8 (−19.1 to −17.9) | 5.4 |
*n = 1.
**n = 3.
†Variation = (TI – TF)/TI × 100.