The extracellular medium surrounding packed RBC could potentially be toxic if administered to patients with limited iron sequestering and antioxidant capacity, such as premature babies. Further studies are required to determine at what point during storage these changes become potentially harmful so that clinical studies can examine the optimal storage time for blood destined for premature babies.
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