Chinese Expert Consensus on Quality Evaluation Indicators for Autologous Apheresis Red Blood Cells

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-2587.2026.03.001

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL TRANSFUSION AND LABORATORY MEDICINE ›› 2026, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 305-311.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-2587.2026.03.001

Chinese Expert Consensus on Quality Evaluation Indicators for Autologous Apheresis Red Blood Cells

Chinese Expert Consensus Compilation Group on Quality Evaluation Indicators for Autologous Apheresis Red Blood Cells

Received:2026-04-21 Published:2026-07-07

Abstract

Abstract: Autologous apheresis red blood cell technology is an important means for developing autologous blood resources in elective surgical patients. It has been applied in clinical practice in China for more than ten years and is widely used in major elective surgeries, providing effective support for alleviating blood supply difficulties in special patient populations. However, there is currently no unified standard in China regarding key quality indicators for autologous apheresis red blood cells. To address this, we assembled experts in the fields of transfusion medicine, including clinical transfusion, blood collection and supply, basic transfusion research, as well as laboratory medicine, anesthesiology, and hematology, to develop the "Chinese Expert Consensus on Quality Evaluation Indicators for Autologous Apheresis Red Blood Cells" using a three-round consensus formation method based on expert consultation combined with the Delphi method and the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Methods (RAM) for quantitative assessment. This consensus preliminarily establishes a set of quality evaluation standards for assessing the blood quality of autologous apheresis red blood cells, including key evaluation indicators, threshold ranges, monitoring stratification, and testing frequency. It provides a unified basis for blood transfusion departments in medical institutions at various levels to evaluate the quality of autologous apheresis red blood cells, and facilitates the homogenized management of such products across different institutions.

Key words: Autologous apheresis red blood cells, Quality evaluation indicators, Expert consensus, RAND/UCLA appropriateness method

CLC Number:

R457.1

Chinese Expert Consensus Compilation Group on Quality Evaluation Indicators for Autologous Apheresis Red Blood Cells. Chinese Expert Consensus on Quality Evaluation Indicators for Autologous Apheresis Red Blood Cells[J]. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL TRANSFUSION AND LABORATORY MEDICINE, 2026, 28(3): 305-311.

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