Frozen Plasma

January 1, 2020 at 10:49 am
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Plasma separated from whole blood by centrifugation (200 mL product, anticoagulant CPD or CP2D) or collected by a centrifugation apheresis technique (400 mL product, anticoagulant ACD-A). Frozen at -18C within 8 hours of collection (6 hours for ACD-A plasma), FFP contains plasma proteins including all coagulation factors.

Volume ~ 200 or 400 mL
Fibrinogen 2-4 mg/mL
Coagulation Factors 1 IU/mL
Storage, frozen < -18C, 12 months
Storage, thawed 1-6C, 24 hours