Disposition of Blood Units
The recovery outcomes and duration of use were not clinically
significant between groups (Tables 2, 3). A total of nine pRBC units
(37.5%) transported during completed recoveries with the Performance
cooler were used at the donor site within the 4-hour validation time
with a mean duration of 152.50 ± 13.44 min. In comparison, six pRBC
units (25.0%) transported with the Performance cooler were used based
on clinical judgment beyond the 4-hour validation with a mean duration
of 306.67 ± 15.28 min. All 33 pRBC units (84.6%) transported during
completed recoveries with the ProMed cooler were used within the 72-hour
validation time with a mean duration of 271.27 ± 60.03 min. A total of
nine pRBC units (37.5%) transported with the Performance cooler were
returned to the institution after canceled recoveries and wasted due to
time deviation. A total of six pRBC units (15.4%) transported with the
ProMed cooler were returned to the institution after canceled recoveries
and all were returned to stock for reallocation.