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Transfusion medicine

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Slovis N.M.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 15, 2018
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Fresh frozen plasma is required when the integrity of all of the clotting factors is needed. Plasma that is frozen to -18°C (or lower) within 8 hours of collection without being refrigerated preserves the labile clotting factors for up to 12 months. Plasma that is not handled with these specifications, would be considered ‘frozen’ and will not contain the labile factors [1]. ‘Frozen’ plasma is stable for 2–3 years.
• Labile factors include factors V, VIII (and von Willebrand factor) and XI, whereas stable factors are II, VII, IX, X and XIII.
• All plasma should be screened for anti-erythrocyte antibodies and blood-borne diseases but are not routinely screened for anti-platelet antibody ...

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Slovis, N. M. (2020) “Transfusion medicine”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2018/transfusion-medicine (Accessed: 12 September 2024).

Affiliation of the authors at the time of publication

Hagyard Equine Medical Insititute, 4250 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

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  • Slovis Nathan

    Slovis N.M.

    Director of the McGee Center
    DVM, DACVIM, CHT
    McGee Center, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute,
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