Some Properties of Blood Stored in Anticoagulant CPDA‐1 Solution. A Brief Summary

Abstract
Approval of the new anticoagulant preservative, CPDA-1, was based in part on data from human clinical trials of CPDA-1 performed by six cooperating laboratories and two blood bag manufacturers. Biochemical and red blood cell survival properties of 123 units of blood stored for 28 to 35 days in CPDA-1 (as reported by cooperating laboratories) are briefly summarized.