3. Physiology
        3.6. Haematology
            3.6.2. Transfusion medicine
                3.6.2.3. Blood storage
3.6.2.3.1. Plasma preparations

Plasma preparations

[Ref: PK1:p255]

Fresh frozen plasma

... is prepared from fresh blood and frozen rapidy to be stored at -30C

Cryoprecipitate

... is produced from freshly separated plasma by freezing at -70C, followed by thawing at 4C

Cryoprecipitate is rich in

NB:

Normal fibrinogen level = 3g/L [???]

Freeze-dried factor 8 concentrate

Freeze-dried factor 9 concentrate

 



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