Evaluation of Citrate‐Phosphate‐ Dextrose‐Adenine as a Storage Medium for Packed Canine Erythrocytes

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Abstract
Packed canine red blood cells (RBCs) stored in the anticoagulant-preservative solution citrate-phos-phate-dextrose-adenine (CPDA-1) were studied at 1,10, 20, 30, and 40 days. The extracellular concentrations of potassium and sodium, erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume, and osmotic fragility increased during storage (P < 0.05). There was a decrease in the pH, plasma concentration of glucose, and erythrocyte concentrations of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) and adenosine-5 -triphosphate (P < 0.05). Erythrocyte 2,3-DPG concentration decreased by 54% within the first 24 hours of storage (P < 0.001). Posttransfusion viability (PTV) decreased from 90% on day 1 to 46% on day 40 (P < 0.05). The PTV of the RBCs stored for 10 and 20 days complied with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standard. Although there are marked biochemical and hematologic changes in stored packed red blood cells (pRBCs), 20-day-old units may be expected to be of acceptable quality. The sharp decrease in 2,3-DPG concentration suggests a reduction in oxygen carrying capacity in erythrocytes stored as pRBCs. Hyperkalemia occurs during storage of pRBCs and does not appear to be associated with high intraeryth-rocytic potassium concentrations.