Red blood cell storage lesion.

Obrador de Aguilar, Rafael; Musulin, Sarah; Hansen, Bernie (2015). Red blood cell storage lesion. Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care, 25(2), pp. 187-199. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/vec.12252

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OBJECTIVE

To summarize current understanding of the mechanisms responsible for changes occurring during red blood cell (RBC) storage, collectively known as the storage lesion, and to review the biological and clinical consequences of increasing storage time of RBCs.

DATA SOURCES

Human and veterinary clinical studies, experimental animal model studies, and reviews of the RBC storage lesion with no date restrictions.

HUMAN DATA SYNTHESIS

Experimental studies have characterized the evolution of human RBC and supernatant changes that occur during storage and form the basis for concern about the potential for harm from long-term storage of RBCs. Although 4 randomized controlled trials of varying sizes failed to find an association between RBC storage time and negative clinical outcomes, a recent meta-analysis and numerous observational clinical studies have demonstrated that transfusion of old versus fresh stored RBCs is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, particularly among trauma victims and cardiac surgery patients. Potential clinical consequences of RBC transfusion following development of the storage lesion include risk of organ dysfunction, organ failure, infections, and death.

VETERINARY DATA SYNTHESIS

Experimental animal models have contributed to the evidence supporting adverse consequences of the RBC storage lesion. Studies on relevant RBC storage issues such as the effect of different preservative solutions and leukoreduction have been completed. Transfusion with RBCs stored for 42 days increases mortality in dogs with experimental sepsis.

CONCLUSION

Storage of RBCs induces progressive biochemical, biomechanical, and immunologic changes that affect red cell viability, deformability, oxygen carrying capacity, microcirculatory flow, and recipient response. Most reports in the human and veterinary literature support the concept that there are deleterious effects of the RBC storage lesion, but additional studies with improved experimental design are needed to identify compelling reasons to modify current blood banking and transfusion practices.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic > Intensive Care Unit, Small Animal Clinic

UniBE Contributor:

Obrador de Aguilar, Rafael

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

1479-3261

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Rafael Obrador de Aguilar

Date Deposited:

11 Aug 2017 15:45

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:04

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/vec.12252

PubMed ID:

25428860

Uncontrolled Keywords:

blood transfusion; complications; transfusion medicine

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.97633

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/97633

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