The Effect of Washing of Stored Red Blood Cell Transfusion Units on Post Transfusion Recovery and Outcome in a Pneumosepsis Animal Model

Conclusion: In healthy recipients, washing increased 24h-PTR of donor RBCs and decreased trapping in organs. In pneumoseptic rats, washing reduced bacterial outgrowth and lung injury, but did not improve PTR.
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