Characteristics and use of blood products

Blood product Use Precautions
Whole blood
  • until 24 hours after collection
  • Haemostasis disorders : thrombocytopenia, thrombopathias, coagulopathies
  • Anaemia, hemorrhage
  • Renal failure
  • Liver failure
  • Septic shock
  • In anaemic normo-volumiques patients, risk of volume overload
Fresh Plasma
  • separated for less than 4 h use within 24 h

Frozen Plasma


  • frozen within 6 to 8h
  • Hypovolemia (trauma, surgical resuscitation)
  • Acquired or hereditary deficiency of coagulation factors
  • Antivitamin K poisoning
  • Hypoproteinemia
  • Pancreatitis
  • Antioxydant properties
  • Because of the short half-life of coagulation factors, several transfusions may be necessary
Packed Red Blood Cells
  • Erythrocyte suspension  obtained after centrifugation: 2000 rpm for 30 min, or 5000 rpm for 5 min
  • 50% < Ht < 80%
  • Anaemia
  • High viscosity reduces administration speed
  • Dilution with NaCl 0,9% (0,5mL per mL of concentrate)

Alvedia's datasheets for transfusion in dogs

Alvedia's datasheets for transfusion in dogs :

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