Blood Component Therapy

Blood products are any therapeutic substances that are prepared from human blood. These can be classified into blood components (red cell concentrates, platelet concentrates, fresh plasma and cryoprecipitate) and plasma derivatives (albumin, coagulation factors and immunoglobulins). In this module we discuss the blood components and plasma derivatives that we encounter in theatre.
Note: for haemoglobin the UK use g/dl while NZ use g/l i.e. 12 g/dl = 120 g/l.
Length of Study: 90 min
Difficulty: Difficult