Quality assessment of red blood cell concentrates from blood donors at the extremes of the age spectrum: The BEST collaborative study.
Marc CloutierFabrice CognasseAna Paula Hitomi YokoyamaKelsey HazeghOlga MykhailovaMackenzie Brandon-CoathamHind Hamzeh-CognasseJose Mauro KutnerJason P AckerTamir Kaniasnull nullPublished in: Transfusion (2023)
The reported findings are likely intrinsic to RBCs and reflect age-specific changes in RBC antioxidant capacity and physical characteristics that may impact RBC survival during cold storage and after transfusion.