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Home > Health Resources > Blood Donation > Components of Blood

Components of Blood

Highlights

Summary Chart of Blood Components

Component

Major Indications

Action

Whole Blood

Symptomatic anemia with large volume deficit

Restoration of oxygen- carrying capacity, restoration of blood  volume

Red Blood Cells

Symptomatic anemia with large volume deficit

Restoration of  oxygen -carrying capacity, restoration of blood      volume

Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes (white blood cells) removed

Symptomatic anemia, febrile reactions from leukocyte antibodies

Restoration of oxygen- carrying capacity

Red Blood Cells, Adenine-Saline added

Symptomatic anemia with volume deficit

Restoration of oxygen-carrying capacity

Fresh Frozen Plasma

Deficit of labile and stable plasma coagulations factors

Source of labile and no labile plasma factors

Liquid Plasma and Plasma

Deficit of stable coagulation factors

Source of labile and non-labile factors

Cryo-
Precipitated
AHF

Hemophilia A, von Will brand's Disease,
Hypofibrino-
genemia Factor XIII deficiency

Provides Factor VIII, fibrinogen, vWF, and Factor XIII

Platelets:}
Platelets,
Pheresis

Bleeding
from Thrombo
Cytopenia or
platelet function

Improves
hemostasis

Granulocytes
Pheresis(white
Blood Cells)

Neutropenia with 
infection

Provides Granulo
cytes

 

 

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