Red Cell Inventory – Canadian Blood Services (Data current as of October 7, 2015)
* Green phase includes green advisory.
RBC Inventory Level
CBS Days On Hand
CBS # Units on Hand
>72 hours
>7,741
Amber Phase (serious)
48 – 72 hours
5,161-7,741
Red Phase (critical)
< 48 hours
<5,161
Green *Phase (minimal
decrease to optimal)
RBC Inventory Level
Green* Phase (minimal
decrease to optimal)
Amber Phase (serious)
Red Phase (critical)
CBS Days On Hand
CBS # Units on Hand
O pos: >2,975
O neg: >926
A pos: >2,293
A neg: >543
B pos: >655
B neg: >153
AB pos: >152
AB neg: >44
O pos: 1,983-2,975
O neg: 618-926
A pos: 1,529-2,293
A neg: 362-543
B pos: 436-655
B neg: 102-153
AB pos: 102-152
AB neg: 29-44
O pos: <1,983
O neg: <618
A pos: <1,529
A neg: <362
B pos: <436
B neg: <102
AB pos: <102
AB neg: <29
>72 hours
48 – 72 hours
< 48 hours
Platelet Inventory – Canadian Blood Services (Data current as of October 7, 2015)
Platelet Inventory Level*
Green Phase (minimal
decrease to optimal)
Amber Phase (serious)
Red Phase (critical)
% of National Requirement
80-100% of daily national
requirement
25-79% of daily national
requirement, recovery NOT
expected with 12-24 hours
<25% of daily national
requirement, recovery NOT
expected with 12-24 hours
CBS # of Units
>259
81-259
<81
*As platelets only have a shelf-life of 5 days and CBS routinely does not have more than a
1.5 day inventory on hand at any time, platelet inventory levels are expressed as a percentage of
the daily national requirement rather than “days on hand”.
Frozen Plasma Inventory – Canadian Blood Services (Data current as of October 7, 2015)
Frozen Plasma Inventory Level
(Groups 0, A and B only)
CBS Days On Hand
CBS # Units on Hand
>7 days
>2,099
Amber Phase (serious)
3 – 7 days
899-2,099
Red Phase (critical)
< 3 days
<899
Group AB Frozen Plasma Inventory
Level
CBS Days On Hand
CBS # Units on Hand
>14 days on hand
>546
Amber Phase (serious)
6 – 14 days
234-546
Red Phase (critical)
< 6 days
<234
Green Phase (minimal decrease to
optimal)
Green Phase (minimal decrease to
optimal)
Cryoprecipitate Inventory- Canadian Blood Services (Data current as of October 7, 2015)
CBS Days On Hand
CBS # Units on Hand
>14 days on hand
>2,610
Amber Phase (serious)
6 – 14 days
1,118-2,610
Red Phase (critical)
< 6 days
<1,118
Cryoprecipitate Inventory Level
Green Phase (minimal decrease to
optimal)
The following table provided by CBS is an example of how the Inventory Index might
represent actual hospital inventory and a corresponding inventory phase. The calculations are
based on actual 2014-2015 hospital disposition data and a calculated ADRD of 2100 red cell
units.
National Number UnitsHospitals
25,000
20,000
19,000
18,000
17,000
16,000
15,000
14,000
10,000
5,000
Inventory Index
Phase
11.9
9.5
9.04
8.57
8.09
7.62
7.14
6.67
4.76
2.38
Green**
Green**
Green**
Green*
Green Advisory**
Green Advisory**
Amber
Amber
Red**
Red**