Quality Control

Quality control tests are performed on a defined number of blood components to ensure they met certain criteria. A list of the tests routinely performed is below

RED BLOOD CELLS	PLATELETS	PLASMA	CRYOPRECIPITATE
Hematocrit	Platelet yield	Factor VIII	Fibrinogen
Hemoglobin	pH	Volume	Sterility
Hemolysis	Volume	Sterility for Fresh Frozen Plasma, Apheresis
Residual leukocyte count	Residual leukocyte count
Sterility	Sterility
Volume
% RBC recovery for Red Blood Cells, Washed, and Red Blood Cells, Deglycerolized

See our Circular of Information for the quality criteria (acceptable test result ranges).