Chapter 1 Flashcards
The year of the first blood transfusion?
1492
What is the maximum volume of blood that can be collected from a 100lb donor, including samples for processing?
450-525 mL
*63 mL of anticoagulant-preservative solution to 450mL of blood
When the RBCs are stored, there is a “shift to the left”. This means hemoglobin oxygen affinity _______, owing to an _______ in 2,3-DPG.
increases, decrease
The majority of platelets transfused in the United States today are:
Apheresis platelets
Which of the following anticoagulant preservatives provides a storage time 0f 35 days at 1 degrees C to 6 degrees C for units of whole blood and prepared RBC if an additive solution is not added?
CPDA-1
What are the current storage time and storage temperature for platelet concentrates and apheresis platelet compounds?
5 days at 20 degrees C to 24 degrees C
What is the minimum number of platelets required in a platelet concentrate prepared from whole blood by centrifugation (90% of sample units)?
5.5X10^10
How often can a blood donor donate whole blood?
every 8 weeks
RBC’s can be frozen for?
10 years
What is the minimum number of platelets required in an aphaeresis component (90% of the sampled units?)
3X10^11
Whole blood and RBC units are stored at what temperature ?
1-6 degrees C
Additive solutions are approved for storage of red blood cells for how many days?
42 days
One criterion used by the FDA for approval of new preservation solutions and storage containers is an average 24-hour post transfusion RBC survival of more than:
75%
What is the lowest allowable pH for a platelet component at outdate?
6.2
Frozen and thawed RBCs processed in an open system can be stored for how many days/hours?
24 hours
What is the hemoglobin source for hemoglobin-based oxygen carries in advanced clinical testing?
Both bovine and human hemoglobins