Laboratory assessment of the quality of adult and neonatal red cell concentrates manufactured from whole blood, exchange transfusion or intrauterine transfusion red cell units.

RCC or RCS re-manufactured from ExTx or IUT units on day 7 are suitable for transfusion up to the standard day 35 of storage. Re-manufactured RCS from ExTx units (but not IUT), may be irradiated up to day 14 and stored for 14 days post-irradiation.