RBC concentrate mixed in lab with FFP, usually from a second donor.
This component entails two donor exposures with the attendant increased risk of infectious disease transmission, so utilize only when the patient needs both clotting factors and RBCs.
Most common use: exchange transfusion in babies.
It can be prepared to approximately the hematocrit desired by the clinicians, if necessary.
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