Storing blood

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Whole Blood

Contains everything that is in blood - erythrocytes, leucocytes, platelets and plasma. Rarely used now except for cases like severe blood loss.

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Leuco-Depleted Blood

Has had as many leucocytes removed as possible. Important for patients who receive repeated transfusions.

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Packed Red Cells

Red blood cells are separated from the rest of the blood and stored. When needed, the cells are diluted with a salt and sugar solution. There will be no WBCs present in the final solution. Used for people with anaemia or childbirth.

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Platelets

Particularly useful for patients with bone marrow failure. Also used following transplant and chemotherapy treatments, and for patients with leukaemia.

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Clotting Factors

Plasma from blood donations can be processed to provide clotting factors. One of the blood clotting factors could be missing therefore you can have a tranfusion of that specific clotting factor.

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Plasma

All blood cells have been removed. Fresh frozen plasma is used during cardiac surgery. It's also used to replace clotting factors after major transfusions or when clotting factors are not being produced in suifficient quantities, eg. liver disease.

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Has had as many leucocytes removed as possible. Important for patients who receive repeated transfusions.

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Leuco-Depleted Blood

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Particularly useful for patients with bone marrow failure. Also used following transplant and chemotherapy treatments, and for patients with leukaemia.

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Plasma from blood donations can be processed to provide clotting factors. One of the blood clotting factors could be missing therefore you can have a tranfusion of that specific clotting factor.

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