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Recipient-specific blood components are typically donated in three circumstances: exceptional medical need, directed donation, and autologous donations. Aside from specific donor qualifications, evaluating need and appropriate use of these specific components requires balanced medical oversight and optimal communication between ordering…
In the United States, 14% of RBC, 12% of plasma, and 91% of platelet products collected in 2015 were collected by apheresis procedures (for granulocyte products, see Chapter 7 ). Manufacture of blood components by apheresis provides many advantages over…
In the United States, ∼14 million units of whole blood (WB) are collected each year from ∼7 million donors. The blood is processed into blood components (RBCs, platelets, plasma, and cryoprecipitate) and used in the treatment of surgical, obstetric, medical,…