What does FPP stand for?

Kochi, March 30 -- Speaking on the occasion, Associate Professor of the department of Transfusion Medicine, PGI, R R Sharma said the PGI Blood Bank would soon set up a separate inventory for the preparation of cryoprecipitate for the hemophiliacs, as it was for more safe and better option than the existing Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) as anti-hemophilic fresh blood by-product like factor VIII/IX.

The blood bank thawed the fresh frozen plasma (FFP) in a tub of water without using a thermometer to monitor the temperature of the water, and the product was only agitated when the employee unthawing the FFP checked to determine the stage of thawing--both violations of procedure.

It is not known whether the patient received additional blood products such as fresh frozen plasma or platelets.

For instance, in the blood bank, I do readily make available products such as packed cells, fresh frozen plasma, [and] tissues, among others, to patients upon request from the physician.

Fresh frozen plasma can be kept for a year and is used to control bleeding due to clotting issues.

She was given 12 units of blood while in theatre and a further three later, as well as fresh frozen plasma.

Fresh frozen plasma is taken from whole blood and frozen within 8 hours of collection.

The EIR stated that the blood bank collects whole blood products from allogeneic, autogeneic and directed donors; performs therapeutic phlebotomies; prepares red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelets and recovered plasmas from whole blood collected; sells recovered plasma; and performs EIA tests for anti-HIV 1/2, anti-HBc, HbsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HTLV 1/2.