Storage of whole blood for up to 24 hours at ambient temperature before component preparation: implementation in the Netherlands

The aim of this article is to reflect on the historical background on what urged the authors in the 1980s to investigate the prolonged storage of whole blood at ambient temperature before component preparation, the routine implementation of the method in the Netherlands, and the effect on logistics...

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Published in:Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2011-01, Vol.51 (s1), p.3S-6S
Main Author: Pietersz, R.N.I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood Banking - methods
Blood Banks - history
Blood Component Removal - methods
Blood Preservation - history
Blood Preservation - methods
Factor VIII - isolation & purification
Factor VIII - therapeutic use
Fibrinogen - therapeutic use
Hemophilia A - therapy
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Netherlands
Temperature
Time Factors
Virus Inactivation
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Summary:The aim of this article is to reflect on the historical background on what urged the authors in the 1980s to investigate the prolonged storage of whole blood at ambient temperature before component preparation, the routine implementation of the method in the Netherlands, and the effect on logistics and plasma procurement.
ISSN:0041-1132
1537-2995
DOI:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02957.x