@ARTICLE{Ghiliyan, author = {Fallahi, L and Ghiliyan, R and Hashemi, A and Fatemi, A and Saeedi, M and }, title = {Comparing Electrolytes in Prestorage Leukocyte-Reduced Packed Cell versus Unfiltered Packed Cell }, volume = {3}, number = {3}, abstract ={Abstract Background Blood transfusion is associated with side effects caused by residual leukocytes in blood and blood components. Using leukodepleted blood components can decrease some of these adverse effects. Among the various methods to remove leukocytes in blood components, prestorage leukoreduction has been most efficient, but the evidence of clinical side effects awaits further studies. We evaluated changes of electrolytes in prestorage leukocyte-reduced red blood cells. Materials and Methods In this case-control study, one hundred twenty eight packed cells were studied: 64 unfiltered packed cells and 64 prestorage filtered packed cell. Two groups were matched as sex and age. Electrolytes such as Calcium, Sodium, and Potassium of two groups were measured, and compared during preparation. Results In this study, mean of Calcium in unfiltered and filtered group were 6.16±1.09 mg/dl and 5.57±2.21 mg/dl, respectively (P-value }, URL = {http://ijpho.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-132-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijpho.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-132-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology}, doi = {}, year = {2013} }