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Packed Cell

  • PACKED CELL

    1.     Acute haemorrhage/blood loss
    2.     Symptomatic anaemia due to:
      • Bone marrow failure or hypoproliferative anaemia (haematological malignancy, marrow suppression by chemotherapy or radiotherapy, Aplastic anaemia, MDS, myelofibrosis
      • Severe nutritional anaemia (Iron, folate, or vitamin B12 deficiency) especially in elderly patients with angina or CCF
      • Severe Haemolytic anaemia- when anaemia is poor tolerated and Hb < 7 g/dl

     

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Transfusion Medicine

  • PACKED CELL

    PACKED CELL

    INDICATIONS

    1.     Acute haemorrhage/blood loss
    2.     Symptomatic anaemia due to:
      • Bone marrow failure or hypoproliferative anaemia (haematological malignancy, marrow suppression by chemotherapy or radiotherapy, Aplastic anaemia, MDS, myelofibrosis
      • Severe nutritional anaemia (Iron, folate, or vitamin B12 deficiency) especially in elderly patients with angina or Congested Cardiac Failure
      • Severe Haemolytic anaemia- when anaemia is poor tolerated and Hb < 7 g/dl

     

  • PLATELET

    PLATELET

    INDICATIONS

    1. Treatment or prevention of bleeding due to:
      • thrombocytopenia (e.g. bone marrow failure, dengue hemorrhagic fever, leukemia)
      • platelet dysfunction

  • FRESH FROZEN PLASMA (FFP)

    FRESH FROZEN PLASMA (FFP)

    INDICATIONS

    1.     Treatment of bleeding due to:

      • Multiple coagulation factor deficiencies (acute DIC, liver failure)
      • Reversal of warfarin effect
      • Acute DIC
      • Vitamin K deficiency

    2.     TTP (for exchange transfusion)

      • Massive blood transfusion

  • CRYOPRECIPITATE

    CRYOPRECIPITATE

    INDICATIONS

    1. Treatment of bleeding due to:
      • Acute DIC (to replenish factor VIII or fibrinogen)
      • Hypofibrinogenemia/dysfibrinogenemia
      • FXIII deficiency
      • von Willebrand disease if factor VIII/VWF concentrate is not available