Long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) vs short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage)
Death from any cause · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)
It is very uncertain whether long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) changes death from any cause compared with short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Prolonged storage of packed red blood cells for blood transfusion 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 2.36 [0.65, 8.52]2 studies · 91 participantsVery low