Table 2.

Iron metabolism.

	Fresh blood (FB)	PolyhHb	Stored blood (SB)
Serum ferritin (µg/L)	445.4 ± 19.5	417.7 ± 19.3†	306.3 ± 9.9*
Spleen ferritin (µg/g)	595.0 ± 26.5	534. 5 ± 29.9†	397.1 ± 23.9*
Heart ferritin (µg/g)	710.3 ± 24.7	617.1 ± 30.6†	375.1 ± 22.5*
Liver ferritin(µg/g)	339.7 ± 11.5	333.7 ± 24.2†	251.2 ± 5.6
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	5.0 ± 0.3	7.3 ± 0.4*	9.2 ± 2.8*

Imbalanced iron metabolism was observed in the group resuscitated with stored blood, suggesting a reduced capacity for processing the excess of iron present in the circulation after resuscitation, and this imbalance could be associated with the organ injury observed in this group. Data was presented as the mean ± SE. *p < 0.05 versus Fresh Blood, †p < 0.05 versus Stored Blood. Statistical comparisons were completed using a one way—ANOVA; Tukey’s multiple comparison test.