Improved in vitro quality of stored red blood cells upon oxygen reduction prior to riboflavin/UV light treatment of whole blood.

CONCLUSION: WB deoxygenation may help to decrease the accelerated deterioration in RCC in vitro quality caused by treatment with riboflavin/UV light. Treatment of WB under reduced oxygen levels needs to be assessed for PI effectiveness.
PMID: 31408208 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Transfusion - August 12, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Schubert P, Culibrk B, Chen D, Serrano K, Levin E, Chen Z, Zoescher P, Goodrich RP, Yoshida T, Devine DV Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research