Abstract: Blood banks strive to maximize the supply of blood from the right donor to the right patient in a timely manner. They attempt to ensure effectiveness by requiring proof that a reasonable proportion of red blood cells, platelets, and plasma proteins survive storage before allowing new blood storage systems or blood-regulating products such as leukopenia filters4,5. However, a reasonable ratio for erythrocytes is 75%, for platelets 67% and for plasma proteins 80%. Standards, such as insisting that every unit of blood be tested for HIV, only work if the tests are allowed to detect circulating virus, a moving target. Keywords: blood banking, blood component, storage, transfusion. Title: Blood banking and blood component storage routines: Opportunities for improvement Author: Mohammed Ahmed Alqubali, Mukhild Nada Al Otaibi, Sameer Housain Andijani, Abdulrahman Mohammed Alqashami International Journal of Life Sciences Research ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online) Vol. 11, Issue 2, April 2023 - June 2023 Page No: 1-5 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 01-April-2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7791053 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/blood-banking-and-blood-component-storage-routines-opportunities-for-improvement

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