In vitro quality assessment of red blood cells and plasma units in <scp>DEHT</scp> / <scp>SAGM</scp> bags and <scp>DEHT</scp> / <scp>PAGGSM</scp> bags during storage

DEHT blood bags combined with PAGGSM additive solution are a promising and safer alternative to DEHP/SAGM bags for RBC storage. The DEHT/PAGGSM combination results in improved preservation of RBC quality and stores plasma units adequately, compared to the DEHT/SAGM combination. Our take-home message is that processing and transport times which mimic routine practices for blood centres that are distant from collection sites do not affect the quality of blood components stored in DEHT.