Editing Mass Transfusion Protocol (section)

== Blood products ==

* Packed red blood cells
** Red cell component after centrifuging to remove platelets and most plasma
** Additives '''SAG-M''': saline, adenine, glucose, mannitol
** Volume 260mL
** Storage temp 2-6 degrees
** Shelf life 42 days
* Platelets
** Platelets obtained from a group of ABO-identical donors, with leucocytes removed
** Additives: citrate, phosphate, acetate, potassium, magnesium
** Volume 367mL, which is equivalent to about 20-40 change in serum platelets
** Storage temp 20-24 degrees
** Shelf life 5 days
* Fresh frozen plasma
** Made up of plasma collected via apheresis or separated from whole blood
** Contains all coagulation factors
** No additives
** Volume about 270mL
** Storage temp <-25deg
** Shelf life 12 months frozen, then 2-6 degrees for 5 days
* Cryoprecipitate
** Contains factors VIII and XIII, fibrinogen, fibronectin
** No additives
** Volume 36mL
** Dose 1 unit per 5-10kg, to increase Fib by 0.5-1.0g/L
** Storage temp <-25 degrees
** Shelf life 12 months frozen
* Request times
** pRBC, platelets and generic FFP take 5-10 minutes to prepare
** Group-specific FFP and cryoprecipitate take 30 minutes to thaw

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