Table 2

Disadvantages of leukoreduction

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)

Logistics

2% loss of red blood cells

Platelet loss of 11% due to trapping

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