Blood Product Compatibility
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OVERVIEW
- RBC – O = universal donor
- FFP – AB = universal donor
- AB positive = universal acceptor
BLOOD PRODUCT COMPATIBILITIES
- RhD negative females of childbearing age should receive RhD negative products
- RhD negative male recipients and post-menopausal females may be transfused with RhD positive blood products with the exception of patients known to have anti-D or on regular transfusion support.
References and Links
CCC Transfusion Series
Blood Products: Cryoprecipitate, Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP), Platelets, Red Cells (RBCs)
>>> Factor Concentrates: Prothrombinex, Factor VIIa, Fibrinogen Concentrate
Reversal Agents:
>>> Rivaroxaban / Apixaban / Enoxaparin: Andexanet Alfa, Rivaroxaban and Bleeding
>>> Dabigatran: Idarucuzimab, Dabigatran and bleeding
>>> Heparin: Protamine
>>> Warfarin: Vitamin K, FFP, PTx, Warfarin Refersal, Warfarin Toxicity
Testing: Coagulation Studies, TEG / ROTEM (Thromboelastography), Platelet function assays
Conditions: Acute Coagulopathy of Trauma, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC), Massive Blood Loss
General Topics: Blood Bank, Blood Conservation Strategies, Blood Product Compatibilities, Blood Transfusion Risks, Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP), Modifications to Blood Components, Procedures and Coagulopathy, Storage Lesions, TRALI, Transfusion Literature, Transfusion Reactions
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