Lecture 9: Storage temperature and expiration dates for components

Question 1

Whole blood

Answer 1

Storage 1-6oC
expires with CPD, CP2D anticoagulants in 21 days
CPDA-1 anticoagulant in 35 days
Adsol (AS-1, AS-3, or AS-5) in 42 days

Question 2

RBCs

Answer 2

Storage 1-6oC
expires with CPD, CP2D anticoagulants in 21 days
with CPDA-1 in 35 days
with AS-1, AS-3, and AS-5 in 42 days

Question 3

Platelets

Answer 3

Storage 20-24oC with rotation
expires in 5 days

Question 4

FFP

Answer 4

Storage – 18oC- expires in 1 year
storage -65oC- expires in 7 years

Question 5

Cryoprecipitate

Answer 5

Storage -18oC, expires in 1 year

Question 6

RBCs (frozen)

Answer 6

Storage -65oC, expires in 10 years

Question 7

RBCs (deglycerolized, washed)

Answer 7

Storage 1-6oC
expires in 24 hours after thawing (deglycerolized)

Question 8

RBCs (irradiated

Answer 8

Storage 1-6oC, expires in 28 days or on originally assigned outdate, whichever comes first

Question 9

Platelets (pooled)

Answer 9

Storage 20-24oC, expires in 4 hours after pooling

Question 10

Cryoprecipitate (pooled)

Answer 10

Storage 20-24oC, expires 4 hours after pooling

Question 11

FFP (thawed)

Answer 11

Storage 1-6oC, expires in 24 hours

Question 12

Plateletpheresis

Answer 12

Storage 20-24oC, expired in 5 days

Question 13

Granulocyte pheresis

Answer 13

Storage 20-24oC, expires in 24 hours