Which of the following anticoagulant preservative can be used to store blood, so that it can be kept for 35 days?
(A) Acid citrate dextrose (ACD) (B) CPD Citrate phosphate dextrose (C) Citrate phosphate dextrose-adenine (CPD-A) (D) CP2D - citrate phosphate double dextrose
(C) Shelf life of the blood after adding above chemicals:- Acid citrate dextrose -> 21 days Citrate phosphate Dextrose -> 21 days Citrate phosphate Dextrose Adenine -> 35 days Saline Adenine Glucose Mannitol -> 42 days.