Some Properties of Blood Stored in Anticoagulant CPDA‐1 Solution. A Brief Summary

Approval of the new anticoagulant preservative, CPDA‐1, was based in part on data from human clinical trials of CPDA‐1 performed by six cooperating laboratories and two blood bag manufacturers. Biochemical and red blood cell survival properties of 123 units of blood stored for 28 to 35 days in CPDA‐1 (as reported by cooperating laboratories) are briefly summarized.