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- Title
Effect of fresh-frozen plasma transfusion on prothrombin time and bleeding in patients with mild coagulation abnormalities.
- Authors
Abdel-Wahab, Omar I; Healy, Brian; Dzik, Walter H
- Abstract
Fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) is frequently transfused to patients with mild prolongation of coagulation values under the assumption that FFP will correct the coagulopathy. There is little evidence to support this practice, however. To determine the effect of FFP on coagulation variables and correlation with bleeding in patients with mildly prolonged coagulation values, a prospective audit of all FFP transfusions at the Massachusetts General Hospital between September 2, 2004, and September 30, 2005, was performed.
- Publication
Transfusion, 2006, Vol 46, Issue 8, p1279
- ISSN
0041-1132
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00891.x