Cryoprecipitate

Message
Specify number of units (multiples of 5) and date/time of anticipated use; only available as a pool of 5 units; Takes about 20 minutes to thaw and prepare.

One bag of 5 pooled CRYO units is about 80 ml and contains approximately 1200 mg Fibrinogen, 1500 U of Factor VIII and appreciable amounts of VonWillebrand Factor, Factor XIII and Fibronectin. In a 70 kg adult, one bag of 5 pooled CRYO units is expected to raise the fibrinogen level by 35 mg/dl.


Test Code
LAB486


Preferred Specimen
Lavender (EDTA)


Instructions
Transport 5 ml whole blood with Typnex band attached.




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