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A '''blood product''' is any component of the [[blood]] which is collected from a donor for use in a [[blood transfusion]]. Whole blood is uncommonly used in [[transfusion medicine]] at present. The currently available blood products include [[red blood cell|packed red blood cells]], [[platelets]], [[fresh frozen plasma]], [[cryoprecipitate]], [[albumin]], and [[Antibody|immunoglobulins]]. | A '''blood product''' is any component of the [[blood]] which is collected from a donor for use in a [[blood transfusion]]. Whole blood is uncommonly used in [[transfusion medicine]] at present. The currently available blood products include: [[red blood cell|packed red blood cells]], [[platelets]], [[fresh frozen plasma]], [[cryoprecipitate]], [[albumin]], and [[Antibody|immunoglobulins]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 13 March 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
A blood product is any component of the blood which is collected from a donor for use in a blood transfusion. Whole blood is uncommonly used in transfusion medicine at present. The currently available blood products include: packed red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, albumin, and immunoglobulins.