Blood products
- Whole blood
- Whole blood is rarely used in the Western world, as blood components are generally more efficient and are equally effective.
- RBCs
- Packed RBCs are given to severely anemic patients (<7gr/dL Hgb) and patients with severe bleeding (>15% TBV loss).
- Each unit increases Hgb by about 1g/dL and Htc by 3%.
- Washed pRBCs has most of the plasma proteins and leukocytes removed. Used in patients with a
Blood products
Transfusion
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