how many days??

Dear all,

How old is the blood that you get transfused?

I got blood which is 3 days old at most when I lived in Turkey but now I'm in the Netherlands and the bloods are 20 days old at least. I'm really curious about this. Please let me know if it is usual or freak?? Of course the doctors say this is normal, because the important thing is expiration date but in my country our doctors said fresher would be better.

What do you say?

Hi,

You are right. We had a discussion about it here. If the blood is nearing it's end life then it will be less effective.

yes baris you are right
normally i used to give my boy every month an a blood but before i transfer it to the hospital i check it if it's more than 5 days i ask for fresh but the main problem is his blood group it's O - .. now he didn't transfuse after i made for him BMT ...
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hi Baris!
    it is always good to have a fresh blood, my sister and I always use fresh packed RBC for blood transfusion. It is best to have fresh because it will you have  less reaction and higher compatibility.....that's what our doctors says....