Intermountain Medical Center (IMC) and Microplegia: An Overview of Myocardial Protection Complications and Historical Look At One Center’s Experience With a Better Modality (EP Video)

Packed red blood cell (PRBC) units stored and unused at community hospitals are transferred to trauma centers near the end of their shelf storage life, because of a higher likelihood of utilization before expiration without consideration of coagulation system effects. This study was conducted to determine if the stored age of PRBC units has an effect on coagulation.