Effect of storage on oxygen dissociation of canine blood.

Oxygen dissociation curve and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (DPG) contents in red blood cells (RBC) were determined in canine blood stored in acid citrate dextrose (ACD) and citrate phosphate dextrose (CPD) solutions. The oxygen-unloading ability decreased, as shown by the left shift of oxygen dissociation curve during storage, and the shift correlated with decreasing DPG but not decreasing ATP concentrations. After 2 weeks of storage in ACD solution, oxygen dissociation curves were shifted significantly to the left. For blood stored in CPD solution, 4 weeks was required before the shift was significant. It was concluded that canine blood collected and stored in CPD solution is more efficient than that stored in ACD solution in delivering oxygen to the tissues.