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    Commonly transfused blood products include whole blood, packed red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and albumin. Whole blood contains all blood components while packed red blood cells have most of the plasma removed. Platelets are used for bleeding due to low platelet counts. Fresh frozen plasma contains all clotting factors. Albumin replaces volume lost from shock. Proper administration involves compatibility testing, filtration, and monitoring for transfusion reactions such as fever, chills, and low blood pressure.

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    Commonly transfused blood products include whole blood, packed red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and albumin. Whole blood contains all blood components while packed red blood cells have most of the plasma removed. Platelets are used for bleeding due to low platelet counts. Fresh frozen plasma contains all clotting factors. Albumin replaces volume lost from shock. Proper administration involves compatibility testing, filtration, and monitoring for transfusion reactions such as fever, chills, and low blood pressure.

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    Commonly transfused blood products include whole blood, packed red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and albumin. Whole blood contains all blood components while packed red blood cells have most of the plasma removed. Platelets are used for bleeding due to low platelet counts. Fresh frozen plasma contains all clotting factors. Albumin replaces volume lost from shock. Proper administration involves compatibility testing, filtration, and monitoring for transfusion reactions such as fever, chills, and low blood pressure.

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    Commonly transfused blood products include whole blood, packed red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and albumin. Whole blood contains all blood components while packed red blood cells have most of the plasma removed. Platelets are used for bleeding due to low platelet counts. Fresh frozen plasma contains all clotting factors. Albumin replaces volume lost from shock. Proper administration involves compatibility testing, filtration, and monitoring for transfusion reactions such as fever, chills, and low blood pressure.

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    Commonly Transfused Blood Products and Blood Components

    General Wear gloves and face shield when working with blood products; ideally a 20g or larger IV catheter is preferred unless the patient is
    very young or very old and has smaller veins; use normal saline only between transfusions and to keep the vein open if there is a
    Consideration reaction; hang and start blood infusion within 30 minutes of obtaining blood from the blood bank; remain with the patient and
    s: assess vital signs/patient complaints during the first 15 minutes of the transfusion. If no signs of a reaction, adjust flow to ordered
    rate or as fast as patient's circulatory system can tolerate.
    SYMPTOMS OF A TRANSFUSION REACTION: flushing, feverish feeling, chills, nausea, low back pain and headache
    OTHER SYMPTOMS: palpitations (usually when hypotension is present); difficulty swallowing or breathing (possible
    anaphylaxis); tingling of fingers, muscle cramps, vomiting, faintness (hypotension, arrhythmia, hypocalcemia); muscle
    weakness, irritability, bradycardia (hyperkalemia when large volumes of older stored blood is transfused)

    Component What's in it Why use it Administration/Nursing Considerations


    Whole Blood one unit contains 500 mL of all Increases blood volume and
    blood components: RBCs, oxygen carrying capacity after
    WBCs, plasma, platelets, hemorrhage must be ABO and Rh compatible
    clotting factors (some one unit must be infused within a 4-hour time period
    clotting factors are not viable use a Y-type blood administration set with filter (to remove
    Packed Red oneafter
    unit 24 hours 250
    contains of storage)
    mL of Increases red blood cell mass and microaggregates of degenerating platelets and fibrin
    whole blood (RBCs, WBCs, oxygen carrying capacity in strands)
    Blood Cells
    platelets and plasma) with chronic anemia not due to one unit increases Hgb by 1 gm/dL
    (RBCs) 80% of the plasma removed nutritional or drug therapy and
    other bleeding conditions
    White Blood one unit contains 150 mL of Sepsis that has been must be ABO and Rh compatible
    Cells (WBCs) WBCs or leukocytes unresponsive to antibiotics can use a straight-line or component drip IV administration
    suspended in 20% of the with positive blood cultures, set with an in-line blood filter
    plasma persistent fever, and periodically agitate the bag of cells to prevent the WBCs from
    granulocytopenia settling and to prevent accidental bolus of white blood
    cells
    fever and chills in the patient is an expected occurrence
    may reduce flow rate per MD order for patient comfort if
    fever and chills occur
    give antipyretics or premedicate with Benadryl if ordered
    Platelets one unit contains 35 to 50 mL of Bleeding due to must be ABO compatible when possible and Rh compatible is
    platelet sediment from RBCs thrombocytopenia, decreased preferred
    or plasma, may have small platelet counts or presence of use a filtered component drip administration set
    numbers of RBCs and WBCs abnormal platelets; leukemia; infuse at rate of 100mL per 15 minutes
    blood bank may pool up to 8 aplastic anemia; DIC; post- should not be given if patient has a fever
    units for one infusion transfusion thrombocytopenia platelet count should be drawn 1 to 3 hours after platelet
    transfusion
    Fresh Frozen one unit contains 200 to 250 mL Bleeding, coagulation factor must be ABO compatible; Rh match is not required
    Plasma of plasma and all clotting deficiencies, Warfarin reversal, use a straight-line IV administration set
    factors thrombotic thrombocytopenic infuse rapidly
    (FFP) purpura hypocalcemia can occur with multiple transfusions of FFP due
    to presence of citric acid in the FFP which binds serum
    calcium
    5% Albumin one unit of 5% Albumin contains Replaces volume lost by shock in ABO/Rh compatibility is NOT necessary
    (buffered 12.5 grams of albumin in 250 burns, trauma, surgery or manufacturer usually supplies the administration set you
    mL infections; hypoproteinemia should use
    saline) one unit of 10% Albumin rate and volume infused dictated by patients response
    10% Albumin contains 12.5 grams of watch for circulatory overload in patients with cardiac or
    (salt poor) albumin in 50 mL pulmonary disease

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