Blood Components Shelf Life, Temp, Thaw, and more

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Shelf life
Washed platelets storage
4 hours
Cryoprecipitate pooled in the transfusion service laboratory using an open system
4 hours
platelet stored at 1-6C
2 days
Shelf life of frozen plasma if temperature is -18C
1 year
Spirochetes cannot thrive in a certain temp stored in how long?
3-4 days
Thawed plasma shelf life
5 days
Cryo-poor plasma
1 year
Thawed prestorage pooled cryoprecipitate and single units of cryoprecipitate
6 hours
platelet at room temp with agitation
5 days
Liquid plasma
5 days after expiration of whole blood unit
Thawed PF24
24 hours
Shelf life of frozen plasma if temperature is -65C
7 years
Cryoprecipitate pooled in the transfusion service laboratory using an open system
4 hours
frozen platelet
2 years
Frozen RBC
10 years
Washed RBCs storage
24 hours
RBC aliquot closed system
original expiration date of blood unit
RBC aliquot open system
4 hours
Irradiated RBCs
28 days following the irradiation or the original date, whichever is sooner
Thawed CPP
24 hours
Thawed FFP
24 hours
Prestorage pooled cryoprecipitate and single units of cryoprecipitate
6 hours
Cryoprecipitate
1 year
Temperature
Cryo-poor plasma
-18C
Spirochetes cannot thrive in this temp
1-6C
Thawing of FFP to make cryoprecipitate and CPP using circulating cryoprecipitate thaw bath
2-4C
Whole blood to be used for RDP preparation must be maintained at ___
20-24C
PF24 thawing
30-37C
Storage of frozen plasma if shelf life goal is 1 year
-18C
Storage of frozen plasma if shelf life goal is 7 years
-65C
Thawing of FFP to make cryoprecipitate and CPP using refrigerator
1-6C
Cryoprecipitate
-18C
Thawing of deglycerolized unit
30-37C
Storage of CPP
1-6C
Washed RBCs storage
1-6C
Storage of Cryoprecipitate until transfused
22-24C
FFP thawing
30-37C
Storage Frozen platelets
-80C
Storage of deglycerolized unit
1-6C
Thawing of CPP
30-37C
Washed platelets storage
20-24C
Platelets are stored at ____ with constant agitation
20-24C
Storage of liquid plasma
1-6C
Thawing of Cryoprecipitate before transfusion
30-37C
Duration of Thawing
Deglycerolization
45 mins
FFP to make cryoprecipitate and CPP using refrigerator
14-16 hours
FFP to make cryoprecipitate and CPP using circulating cryoprecipitate thaw bath
4 hours
 
 
Preparation of component
RDP prep from whole blood with CP2D
8 hours
RDP prep from whole blood with CPDA-1
8 hours
Platelet concentrate from whole blood
8 hours
RDP from whole blood in general
6-8 hours
RDP prep from whole blood with ACD
6 hours
RDP prep from whole blood with CPD
8 hours
How long does the apheresis take?
Plasma
30-60 minutes
HPC Collection
4-6 hours
RBC
2 hours
Platelet
45-90 minutes
 
 
Collected component should contain
A single unit of FFP from whole blood collection, should contain ____ of Factor V and VIII
1 unit per mL
A single unit of FFP or PF24, from whole blood collection, should contain _______ of stable clotting factors
1 unit of activity per mL
A single unit of FFP or PF24, from whole blood collection, should contain ______ of plasma
150-250 mL
The volume of a unit of FFP or PF24 from apheresis may be as much as
800 mL
A single unit of FFP or PF24, from whole blood collection, should contain approximately _____ of fibrinogen per 100 mL
400 mg
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