Integrating CQI and QA.
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M J Wooten
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Use and analysis of saline washed red blood cells.
Data collected from 50 saline washed units of red blood cells shows that units washed with one liter of 0.9 per cent NaCl on an IBM cell processor have an average hematocrit of 72.2 per cent, with 84.7 per cent of the white blood cells removed, and only 0.6 per cent of the original total protein remaining. The red blood cell recovery is 85.5 per cent. Other advantages include low extracellular potassium and reduction in supernatant hemoglobin, metabolic waste products, debris, and nonviable cells. Over 1500 washed units have been transfused, with an average of 150 per month. The clinical response has been very favorable with only one suspected reaction reported since the use of washed cells, and no reported cases of hepatitis.
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Analysis of saline-washed red cells for transfusion to neonatal patients.
A protocol was developed under which washed red cells were used to provide small-volume transfusions for neonatal patients (under 4 months of age). Two pediatric units, each containing approximately 135 ml of red cells, were prepared from a freshly collected unit of group O Rh-negative whole blood. Units not more than 6 days old were washed with 1l of 0.9 percent NaCl in a blood cell processor. Aliquots of the washed red cells were drawn into labeled syringes for transfusion to neonatal patients. Data collected from 40 units of washed red cells prepared according to this protocol showed 83 percent red cell recovery, and satisfactory reduction in white cells, plasma proteins, extracellular potassium, red cell metabolic waste products, and anticoagulant. Over 5 years, a total of 2085 different neonatal patients received 7875 separate transfusions prepared from 1860 units of washed red cells. The clinical response was excellent, and no suspected reactions were reported.
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