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1 PLASMA TRANSFUSIONS Dr Oliver Karam, MD, MSc 05-09-2013

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3 What is the effect of plasma on coagulation tests?

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6 What are the biological effects of plasma transfusions?

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9 What are the clinical effects of plasma transfusions?

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16 What should be the appropriate trigger?

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19 What are the current guidelines?

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22 Take-home messages

23 Plasma transfusions  In massively-bleeding patients, plasma seems to improve the outcome.  In non-massively-bleeding patients, plasma are associated with a worse clinical outcome.  Plasma transfusions fail to correct mildly abnormal coagulation tests.  Experts recommend to transfuse only patients with proven coagulopathy AND significant bleeding.


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