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Disadvantages of leukoreduction |
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| Cost |
$600 million/year in USA |
| In Rhode Island, prestorage leukoreduction implementation cost $1,466,250 (extrapolating to $319 million across the whole of the USA) |
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| Logistics |
2% loss of red blood cells |
| Platelet loss of 11% due to trapping |
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Shapiro Critical Care 2004 8(Suppl 2):S27 doi:10.1186/cc2453 |
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