The nurse is monitoring a patient receiving a blood product and is concerned that the blood is going to deteriorate before it is complete infused.What is the maximum time that blood can hang during infusion before it begins to deteriorate?

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Generally,2 hours is a good time frame to transfuse each unit of packed cells.If it must transfuse more slowly because of the patient's condition,make sure that the unit does not hang longer than 4 hours.After that time,the blood is too warm and begins to deteriorate.A.C.Blood will not deteriorate if hanging for 1 or 3 hours.

The Nurse Is Monitoring a Patient Receiving a Blood Product