RT Book, Section
A1 Mayglothling, Julie
A1 Duane, Therese M.
A2 Farcy, David A.
A2 Chiu, William C.
A2 Flaxman, Alex
A2 Marshall, John P.
SR Print(0)
ID 55813569
T1 Chapter 29. Transfusion in Critical Care
T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162824-2
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55813569
RD 2024/04/20
AB Fresh,  warm  whole  blood  most  effectively  restores  red  cell  mass,  plasma  volume,  clotting  factors,  and  platelets.  However,  given  shortages  of  blood  products,  the  use  of  whole  blood  transfusions  is  not  realistic.  The  use  of  component  product  transfusion  is  the  mainstay  of  blood  banking  and  transfusion  practice,  effectively  utilizing  a  scare  resource  while  matching  the  components  transfused  to  the  specific  needs  of  the  patient.  Whole  blood  is  usually  separated  into  packed  red  blood  cells  (PRBC),  fresh  frozen  plasma  (FFP),  and  platelet  concentrate  soon  after  donation.  The  plasma  can  be  further  separated  into  cryoprecipitate  and  cryopoor  plasma,  or  undergo  further  fractionation  to  individual  plasma  proteins.