Table 2 Disadvantages of leukoreduction
From: To filter blood or universal leukoreduction: what is the answer?
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 |