Last updated on December 31st, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Types of Blood Components:
Whole Blood
- Provides all blood components, although clotting factors deteriorate if product is older than 24 hours
- Must be ABO compatible
- Comes in 500 mL volumes
- Give 20 mL/kg in children
Packed Red Blood Cells
- Elevates HGB levels by 1 g/dl and HCT by 3% per unit
- Best blood product to rapidly elevate oxygen carrying capacity
- Must be ABO compatible
- Comes in 250 mL volumes
- Give 10 mL/kg in children
Fresh Frozen Plasma
- The fluid of one unit of human blood that has been frozen solid within six hours of collection to preserve clotting factors
- Useful for hypovolemia combined with hemorrhage caused by clotting deficiencies
- Must be ABO compatible
- Takes 20 minutes to thaw and must be used within 6 hours of thawing
Platelets
- Does not need to b ABO compatible
- Used for conditions such as hemophilia , von Willebrand disease , hypofibrinogenemia and factor VIII deficiency
- Multiple units may be ordered (one unit for every 7-10kg in children)
Cryoprecipitate
- Prepared from plasma and rich in factor VIII, fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, and factor XIII.
- Is frequently given for bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and DIC
- Must be ABO compatible
