Duration of Red Blood Cell Storage Prior to Transfusion

A routine medical procedure in which blood is given through an intravenous (IV) line a blood vessel.

"Red blood cells that have been collected, processed, and stored in bags as blood product units available for blood transfusion.~A standard autologous leukoreduced packed red blood cell unit will be collected and stored in AS-3 solution in the Columbia University Medical Center blood bank.~The number of weeks in storage are as follows:~* 1 week~* 2 weeks~* 3 weeks~* 4 weeks~* 5 weeks~* 6 weeks"