The shelf life of blood with CDPA –
Correct Answer: 5 weeks
Description: citrate-phosphate-dextrose with adenine (CPDA-1) preservative was developed. The addition of adenine improved the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the stored blood, which prolonged the storage of blood/red cells at 2-4 degC to 35 days. Ref: Medscape
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