Blood Product Volume
Bloody Potpourri
Agent MOA
Agent Source
Hemostatic Grab Bag
100

PRBCs

300 mL

100

What does TEG stand for 

Thromboelastography 

100

Gelfoam 

Mechanical hemostasis, forms matrix for clot formation 

100

Surgicel

Plant 

100

OB MTP Ratio 

1:1:1 

PRBC : FFP : Platelets 

200

FFP

250 mL

200

Shelf life of PRBCs

42 days 

200

Arista

Absorbs waters, concentrates platelets and blood proteins 

200

Gelfoam 

Porcine 

200

Adverse effects of Surgicel 

Infection, abscess, granuloma formation 

300

Cryoprecipitate 

15 mL/bag 

300

Primary function of Antithrombin III

Inhibit thrombin 

300

Surgicel

Activate extrinsic coagulation pathway, provides a scaffold for platelet aggregation and clot formation

300

Tisseel

Human

300

What is needed to convert prothrombin to thrombin 

Factor Xa

400

Platelets, apheresis 

300 mL 

400

Clotting factors in cryoprecipitate 

Fibrinogen (Factor I)

Factor VIII

Factor XIII

VWF

400

Floseal

Converts fibrinogen to fibrin 

400

Arista 

Plant

400

Absorption time of Surgicel

1-2 weeks 

500

Whole blood

500 mL 

500

Clotting factors in FFP

Factors I, II, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, protein C, protein S, antithrombin 

500

Tisseel

Combines thrombin with fibrinogen > formation of fibrin clot 

500

Floseal

Bovine, human, or recombinant 

500

Hemostatic agents to avoid in contraindication to animal products 

Gelfoam (gelatin matrix) 

Avitene (Microfibrillar collagen)

Floseal (thrombin) 

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