Blood Products Flashcards
Autologous blood donation
- donate every 72 hours up to 72 hours prior to planned surgery
- donate hemoglobin down to 11g/dL
- donate max 2-4 units
Contraindications autologous blood donation
- bacteremia
- ischemic heart disease
- valvular heart disease
- recent seizures
Which blood donation often gets wasted?
autologous
Whole blood can be spun down to get what 3 major products?
PRBC
Platelets
Plasma
Whole blood first spin
PRBC
platelet rich plasma
whole blood 2nd spin
Platelets
Plasma (FFP) –> proteins
t/f whole blood separates within days
false
hours!
What part of blood do you want for plasma donation?
proteins
What part of blood do you want for blood in hospital?
PRBC
Plasma donation
- spin out cells and give back
- 90 mins
- private companies (paid)
Requirements for plasma donation
- > 110lbs
- > 19
- not sick
How often can you give plasma?
2x per week
Types of transfusion medicine
- PRBC
- platelets
- FFP
- PCC
- cryoprecipitate
What is the most common transfusion medicine?
PRBC
1 unit of PRBC
- 250mL
- hematocrit 70-80%
- raises hgb by 1-2 g/dL
How many units of PRBC are given per patient?
2.7
What are PRBC used for?
- treat anemia
- acute blood loss to maintain adequate tissue oxygenation
Treatment of anemia, what do you want to keep hgb at?
ischemic heart disease?
critical level?
> 7
> 8-10
> 5
What could cause acute blood loss and need for PRBC?
massive hemorrhage
surgery
During massive hemorrhage, when would you need PRBC?
30-40% of blood volume lost
Hgb <6
During surgery when would you need PRBC?
general <7
cardiac <8
PRBC storage
fridge (39F, 4C)
frozen (hemolysis)
Shelf life of PRBC
42 days
Risk of PRBC
- immediate transfusion reactions
- inaction
- hemolytic reactions
- transfusion related lung injury
What are immediate transfusion reactions?
- chills
- fever
- urticaria
- tachycardia
- dyspnea
What are platelets used for?
- treat thrombocytopenia
- bleeding
In thrombocytopenia, when would you need platelets?
<20,000/uL
possibly as low as 5,000 to 10,000
Who would you not use platelets in?
TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenia purport)
HIT (heparin induced thrombocytopenia)
When bleeding, when would you need platelets?
<100,000
consider in massive bleeding once one blood volume has been replaced (10 units PRBC)
1 unit of platelets = ___ mL
200 - 300 mL
each unit of platelets contain ____ per uL
300,000 - 600,000
1 donated unit of whole blood provides about ___mL of platelet concentrate
50mL
T/f you need multiple donors for a therapeutic dose of platelets
true
How many units of platelets are needed for a therapeutic dose?
4-8 units
6 pack of platelets