Cooler System Utilization
A total of 63 pRBC units (91.3%) were issued from the recipient site with 100% traceability. The Performance cooler was used for eight recoveries (34.8%) that required 24 pRBC units during the first six months. Following this time, 13 recoveries (56.5%) were completed with the ProMed cooler that required 39 pRBC units. Overall, two recoveries (8.7%) required pRBC units from the donor site’s organ procurement organization (six pRBC units total).