mpmiola Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Need to know how opinions on the use of filter RBCs stored for more than five days. Our stock phenotyped red cells is not filtered, so when necessary use phenotyped RBCs stored for more than five days for patients with sickle cell anemia, decided to wash red blood cells, performing the transfused with RBCs poor in leukocytes... How are you guys doing in these cases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Saikin Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I think you need to filter every product that comes out of your blood bank regardless of age, washing, etc. This includes plasma, plts, cryo, and red cells. Might depend on what country you are in . . . but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tupton Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 FDA requires all products to be filtered before transfusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOGLOVER Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Are you referring to the use of leuko-redeuction filters or the use of regular blood filters which is of course required even if the units are leuko-reduced. Our entire supply is pre-storage leuko-reduced, by our supplier, which is the most effective way of doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpmiola Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 DogLover, I mean the leuko-redeuction filters, filters our service at the time of use.I need to know if you filter after 5 days of storage is effective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teristella Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I used to work for a blood center reference lab and we were not be able to use rare units that we 'lost' this way. We made a very huge effort to go label freshly collected units every day with 'RARE - please filter' tags but if they were not caught before the 5 days, we could not have them leukoreduced. mpmiola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkaw Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 We get all leukoreduced RBC units as well. I do not think you can use washing and leukoreduction filtering interchangeably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Saikin Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 We are 100% leukoreduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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