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Valeri, C.R. et al.

Freezing in the primary polyvinylchloride plastic collection bag: a new system for preparing and freezing nonrejuvenated and rejuvenated red blood cells.

Red blood cells were stored at 4 C in the primary bag with an integrally attached empty transfer pack so that the red blood cells could be rejuvenated or not, as desired before glycerolization and freezing. The rejuvenation and glycerol solutions were added through ports in the system. After glycerolization, the red blood cells were concentrated by centrifugation to remove the supernatant glycerol before freezing with 40% w/v glycerol in the primary polyvinylchloride (PVC) plastic container at -80 C. After thawing, the red blood cells were washed using either the Haemonetics Blood Processor 115 or the IBM Blood Processor 2991-1 or 2991-2. In each system, 50 ml of 12% sodium chloride and 1.5 to 1.6 liters of 0.9% sodium chloride-0.2% glucose-25 meq/l disodium phosphate were used. Recovery of red blood cells in vitro was 91 per cent. After three days of postwash storage at 4 C, nonrejuvenated red blood cells had a mean 24-hour posttransfusion survival of 88 per cent, and outdated-rejuvenated red blood cells a value of 81 per cent. This new system is simpler and safer than methods previously used in this laboratory, and red blood cell recovery and 24-hour posttransfusion survivals were comparable or better.[1]

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Freezing in the primary polyvinylchloride plastic collection bag: a new system for preparing and freezing nonrejuvenated and rejuvenated red blood cells. Valeri, C.R., Valeri, D.A., Anastasi, J., Vecchione, J.J., Dennis, R.C., Emerson, C.P. Transfusion (1981) [Pubmed]

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