Red Cell Storage: Could It Be Better? Does It matter?
Program Code: 5219-S
Sunday, October 21, 2007
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
James P. AuBuchon, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

SPEAKERS
Christopher Silliman, MD, PhD, FAAP, Bonfils Blood Center/Univ of CO at Denver Sch Med
Tatsuro Yoshida, PhD, New Health Sciences Inc./Boston University Biomedical Engineering

DESCRIPTION
Who doesn't want to be younger? But are "fresher" red cells better red cells? This session will review available data regarding the impact of the red cell storage period on recipient outcome and identify elements of these studies that do - and do not - help clarify the situation. The session will also consider the biochemical changes that occur during red cell storage with an eye toward identifying new approaches that might reduce the "storage lesion" and its clinical impact.