fiza Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hi anyone,Can Packed RBC, components prepared without additives, using an open system be stored?If so, what is the shelf life of that or for how many days can we store them.Any help on this would be kindly appreciated.Thanks in advance.Best RegardsFiza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L106 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 When a unit of Packed RBCs is opened/entered, it has an expiration date of 24 hours from the time opened/entered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiza Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks for the reply. So you mean to say that we could only store for 24 hours and it expires after that. At what temperature should we keep it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L106 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Depends what country you are in. In the USA our FDA (Food & Drug Administration) dictates that Packed RBC's must be stored between 1-6 degrees C. (I hear that there are slightly different standards in some other countries.) And yes, you can only store for 24 hours after opening/entering the donor unit, then it expires.Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiza Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks for the help. I do really appreciate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adiescast Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 The 24 hour outdate is for blood in an open system stored at 1-6 C. If it is at room temperature, the outdate is 4 hours whether it is open or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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