CMRC IRB MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TOTAL BLOOD DRAW VOLUMES (CLINICAL + RESEARCH)
Body Wt
(Kg)
Body Wt
(lbs)
Total blood
volume (mL)
Maximum allowable
volume (mL) in
one blood draw
( = 2.5% of total blood
volume)
Total volume
(clinical + research)
maximum volume
(mL) drawn in a 30day period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
68-70
71-75
76-80
81-85
86-90
91-95
96-100
2.2
4.4
6.3
8.8
11
13.2
15.4
17.6
19.8
22
24-33
35-44
46-55
57-66
68-77
79-88
90-99
101-110
112-121
123-132
134-143
145-154
156-185
167-176
178-187
189-198
200-209
211-220
100
200
240
320
400
480
560
640
720
800
880-1200
1280-1600
1680-2000
2080-2400
2480-2800
2880-3200
3280-3600
3680-4000
4080-4400
4480-4800
4880-5200
5280-5600
5680-6000
6080-6400
6480-6800
6880-7200
7280-7600
7680-8000
2.5
5
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22-30
32-40
42-50
52-60
62-70
72-80
82-90
92-100
102-110
112-120
122-130
132-140
142-150
152-160
162-170
172-180
182-190
192-200
5
10
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
44-60
64-80
64-100
104-120
124-140
144-160
164-180
184-200
204-220
224-240
244-260
264-280
284-300
304-360
324-340
344-360
364-380
384-400
kg
1-2
>2
Based on blood volume of:
mL/kg
100
80
Minimum
Hgb
required
at time of
blood
draw
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
Minimum Hgb
required at time of
blood draw if
subject has
respiratory/CV
compromise
9.0 -10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
9.0-10.0
Pre-term infant
Term infant - adult
This information is similar to that used by the Committee on Clinical Investigations, Children’s Hospital in
Los Angeles, CA; Baylor College of Medicine, Dallas, TX; and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Institutional
Review Board, OH. These charts were adapted by: Rhona Jack, Ph.D. Children’s Hospital and Regional
Medical Center Laboratory, Seattle, WA in August 2001.
Approved by CMRC IRB on 9/18/06