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Introduction and Safety
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Operator’s Manual
8. The availability of alarms does not relieve the operator of his or her obligation to carefully monitor
the entire system during operation. Unattended processing can lead to the development of
problems with the operation of the system and/or with the quality of the end product.
9. Do not touch any moving parts of the centrifuge or pump. Injury may result.
10. Besides making the unit not operational, hardware alarms also stop the vacuum pump.
11. The American Association of Blood Banks recommends the following guidelines for expiration of
salvaged blood:
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American Association of Blood Banks. Standards for Perioperative Autologous Blood Collection
and Administration . 4th Edition. Bethesda, MD. 2010 Reference Standard 5.1.8A (Handling,
Storage, and Expiration of Perioperative Autologous Red Cell Blood Products).
Collection Type Storage temperature
Time from the Start
of Collection to
Expiration
Time from
Completion of
Processing to
Expiration
Special Conditions
Acute normovolemic
hemodilution (whole
blood)
Room temperature 8 hours N/A None
Acute normovolemic
hemodilution (whole
blood)
1-6 °C 24 hours N/A Storage at 1-6 °C shall
begin within 8 hours
of start of collection
Intraoperative blood
recovery with
processing
Room temperature N/A 4 hours None
Intraoperative blood
recovery with
processing
1-6 °C (N/A if bacterial
contamination is
suspected)
24 hours N/A Storage at 1-6 °C shall
begin within 4 hours
of completion of
processing
Intraoperative blood
recovery without
processing
Room temperature 6 hours N/A None
Shed blood under
postoperative or
posttraumatic
conditions with or
without processing
N/A 6 hours N/A None
Combined Intraoperative
and postoperative
blood recovery with
processing
Room temperature Postoperatively
processed units: 6
hours from the start
of postoperative
collection
Intraoperatively
processed units: 4
hours
None
Red Blood cells prepared
by apheresis and
intended for
transfusion
Room temperature 8 hours N/A None
Red Blood cells prepared
by apheresis and
intended for
transfusion
1-6 °C 24 hours N/A Storage at 1-6 °C shall
begin within 8 hours
of collection
Table 1-1 Guidelines for Expiration of Salvaged Blood