Component |
Major Indications |
Action |
Whole Blood |
Symptomatic anemia with large volume deficit |
Restoration of oxygen – Carrying capacity, restoration of blood volume |
Red Blood Cells |
Symptomatic anemia with large volume deficit |
Restoration of oxygen – Carrying capacity, restoration of blood volume |
Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes (white blood cells) removed |
Symptomatic anemia, febrile reactions from leukocyte antibodies |
Restoration of oxygen – Carrying capacity |
Red Blood Cells, Adenine–Saline added |
Symptomatic anemia with volume deficit |
Restoration of oxygen – Carrying capacity |
Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Deficit of labile and stable plasma coagulations factors |
Source of labile and no labile plasma factors |
Liquid Plasma and Plasma |
Deficit of stable coagulation factors |
Source of labile and non–labile factors |
Cryo–Precipitated AHF |
Hemophilia A, von Will brand’s Disease, Hypofibrino–genemia Factor XIII deficiency |
Provides Factor VIII, fibrinogen, vWF, and Factor XIII |
Platelets: Platelets, Pheresis |
Bleeding from Thrombo Cytopenia or platelet function |
Improves hemostasis |
Granulocytes Pheresis (white blood cells) |
Neutropenia with infection |
Provides Granulo
cytes |