Abstract:Objective: Red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis is one of the most common storage lesions in packed RBCs (pRBC). Older units of pRBCs, especially those >21 days old, have increasing levels of hemolysis leading to increased oxidative stress and premature platelet activation. This effect can mostly be attributed to the increase of cell-free hemoglobin (Hb). Therefore, removal of cell-free Hb from pRBCs prior to transfusion could mitigate these deleterious effects. We propose a new method for the removal of Hb from pRB… Show more
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