Table F.1 Blood component product information and dosage – Australia
Component | Content and characteristics | Volume per baga | Typical adult dose (~ 70 kg) | Number of bags to provide typical dose |
FFP |
Plasma recovered from a whole blood donation or apheresis collection
Contains all coagulation factors |
250–334 mL | 10–15 mL/kg | 3–4 |
Platelets: pooled |
A pool of platelets derived from the buffy coat of four whole blood donations
Leucodepleted |
>160 mL | 1 bag | 1 |
Platelets: apheresis |
A suspension of platelets prepared from a single apheresis donor
Leucodepleted |
100–400 mL | 1 bag | 1 |
Cryo-precipitate |
Prepared from a single donated whole blood unit
Contains an average of
> 0.35 g/bag Contains high levels of fibrinogen, factor VIII, von Willebrand factor, factor XIII, fibronectin
|
30–40 mL | 3–4 g fibrinogen |
8–10 |
Cryo-precipitate: apheresis |
Prepared from FFP btained from a plasmapheresis donor
Contains an average of > 0.8 g/bag |
60 mL (± 10%) | 3–4 g fibrinogen |
4–5 |
FFP, fresh frozen plasma
a Actual volume indicated on label