Transfusion of Blood Products

Certain condition and precaution for Transfusion of Blood in during surgery and when indicated as follows

Indication for Transfusion 

Blood loss of more than 20% of blood volume

Hemoglobin level less than 8 gm% in patients with anemia

Low level of Hemoglobin in Ischemic heart disease

Screening test

The test for blood grouping and compatibility testing using ABO blood grouping

ABO-Rh blood grouping test and compatibility test

Cross-matching test

check the Viral markers like HIV, HbsAg+, HCV, etc in donor

Red Blood Cells

The volume of blood bag contains (180-230 ml bag)

Transfusion of Blood
Blood

Thalassaemia/Aplastic Anaemia/CHF/CRF Hb<9 gm/dl

Blood Loss > 15% of blood volume adults,>10% blood volume children

Systolic pressure<100mm Hg, heart rate>100/min with active bleeding

Platelets (40-50 ml bag)

Stored in room temperature at 4°C for up to 4 to 5 days

Platelet increment in stable adults-5000-7000/ul/bag/ transfused

Platelet count<20,000/ul (Non surgical)

Active bleeding and platelet count <50,000/ul

Platelet count <50,000/ul and surgery Consumption coagulopathy

Liver transplant

Massive blood transfusion (vol.transf. in 24 hrs. equals blood vol.of patient)

Fresh Frozen Plasma (150-200ml/bag) Prothrombin time >1.5 times control Activated PTT >55 sec. or >4 sec. of control, patient for surgery

It’s frozen after 6 hours of the collection

The volume of fresh frozen plasma- 225ml

FFP contains coagulation factors and plasma proteins

Indication

Massive blood transfusion Coagulation factor deficiency (<25% of normal) Exchange transfusion

Liver. transplant

Reversal of warfarin therapy

Antithrombin III deficiency and plasma

Plasma

The volume contains in the bag 150-200ml/bag

Extensive surgery

Massive blood transfusion with RBC

Albumin (5° 0 100 m1)

Serum albumin <3gm/dl

Liver transplant

Cryoprecipitate

The volume contains in the bag (100 IU FVIII/bag)  

One unit of Cryoprecipitate contains 80-145 unit of factor VIII and 250 mg of fibrinogen

Hemophilia disease

Hypofibrinogenemia

Dysfibrinogenemia Whole Blood/Reconstituted whole Blood (400 ml bag)

Blood loss >150 0 or blood volume adults >100 0 of blood volume children

Neonatal exchange

Before prescribing blood or blood products for a patient ask yourself

CPD- Citrate Phosphate Dextrose
Used as anticoagulants in blood preservation

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