“…For all the aforementioned considerations, these units are now being priced at a premium, which is now approximately US$300 at a cross-section of university and community hospitals. 58,102,108 However, the greater expense in WB transfusions comes once the product is received at the hospital with the retyping of the unit, storage, and administration. Abbreviations: BCT, blood component therapy; CMV, cytomegalovirus; CSWB, cold-stored whole blood; FNHTR, febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; LTOB, low-titer group O blood; LTOFWB, low-titer group O fresh whole blood; PRBCs, packed red blood cells; RCTs, randomized controlled trials; WB, whole blood; WBCs, white blood cells.…”