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Old Fri Nov 17, 2017, 03:00 AM
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?New method of preserving blood.

Hi, I’m currently in hospital and just started the first of two units of blood. When the nurses checked my details etc they stated the expiry as 17th March 2019!!!

I queried this because every other transfusion has been a maximum of two weeks to expiry, not 17 months.

It took 8 hours to be able to find suitable blood for me because of my antibodies...is there some technique they use to be able to use mismatched blood but also extends its shelf life?

I’ve always had leukocyte depleted and irradiated blood so I don’t think this has made a difference to the bloods longevity in the past.

Carol.
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