Hypoxic storage of red blood cells improves metabolism and post-transfusion recovery.
Angelo D'AlessandroTatsuro YoshidaShawnagay NestheideTravis NemkovSarah StockerDavide StefanoniFatima MohmoudNeeta RuggAndrew DunhamJose A CancelasPublished in: Transfusion (2020)
Hypoxic storage improves energy and redox metabolism of stored RBCs, which results in improved posttransfusion recoveries in healthy autologous recipients-a Food and Drug Administration gold standard of stored blood quality. In addition, we identified candidate metabolic predictors of PTR for RBCs stored under standard and hypoxic conditions.