Requirement of Establishment of Frozen Blood Storage System for Management of Rare Blood Supply and Strategic National Stockpile

This is the authors' abstract. We don't add key points for this paper.

The blood supply can become disrupted in situations of increased demand during unexpected national catastrophes and when a patient needs a rare blood transfusion, which depends on the blood inventory in peacetime. Cryopreservation of blood, which can be stored up to 10 years, represents a possible solution to this problem by avoiding storage lesions. This review describes frozen red cell technologies, quality control issues related to post-thaw red blood cells, and preconditions and practical considerations for implementation of a frozen blood banking system in Korea. (Korean J Blood Transfus 2018;29:3-17) Key words: Frozen red blood cells, Rare blood types, National catastrophes, Frozen blood banking system CPDA-1 35 . . RhD .