Types of Blood Products
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- Created on: 11-04-15 21:16
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- Types of Blood Products
- Whole Blood
- Contans everything normal blood would contain
- Used in cases of severe blood loss
- Maintains the blood volume of the recipient
- Contans everything normal blood would contain
- Leuco-depleted Blood
- Most of leucocytes removed
- Maintains the blood volume of the recipient
- Used for patients who need regular transfusions
- Packed Red Cells
- RBCs are separated and stored
- Used after childbirth to replace blood loss
- Used after surgery to replace blood loss
- Can be added without increasing the blood volume of the recipient
- For patients with anaemia
- RBCs are separated and stored
- Plasma
- All blood cells are removed
- Used to replace clotting factors
- Maintains the blood volume of the recipient
- Used after cardiac surgery
- Can be frozen
- Used during childbirth
- All blood cells are removed
- Platelets
- Platelets are separated off and stored
- Used for patients with bone marrow failure
- Used after chemotheraphy
- Used after transplants
- Platelets are separated off and stored
- Clotting Factors
- Produced by processing blood plasma
- For patients with blood clotting disorders such as haemophilia
- Produced by processing blood plasma
- Whole Blood
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