John C. Staley Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 This is for those of you who load syringes through a filter for NICU.What do you use for the outdate of RBCs loaded into syringes through a filter and how did you arrive at that outdate?I think this has been discussed before but I don't remember or find what was said.Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lcsmrz Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 We use 4 hrs as our outdate. My thinking was that the syringe was not designed as a storage device, so its characteristics as such were never studied. With such small volumes things like the gas permiability of the plastic and the contact with the "rubber" seal in the plunger may make a difference. But it's very unscientific ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camditis Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Our facility uses a 24 hour outdate. I don't know how they decided on this though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy3171 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 We use a 24 hour outdate, probably based on going from a closed to an open system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdavenport Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 We use 24 hrs for red cells and 4 hrs for platelets based on the manufacturer's (Charter Med) product insert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephtu Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 We use a 4 hour expiration for anything that is put in a syringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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