Plasma Transfusion Demystified: A Review of the Key Factors Influencing the Response to Plasma Transfusion

Course overview

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: Understand the limitation of using pre-operative routine coagulation tests, such as PT/INR and aPTT, as predictor for bleeding risk Understand that the effect of plasma on PT/INR is not permanent Understand that the higher the initial INR, the more effective plasma is in reducing the INR (with the same volume of plasma infusion) Understand the “diminish of effect” property of plasma transfusion on PT/INR