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Lab Test Details

Lab Test Details

SIM

Included in the following order sets:  Blood Administration, Adult Blood Administration Emergency, Pediatric Blood Administration

CPT

 

Synonyms

Fresh Frozen Plasma, FFP (Cryo reduced), Liquid Plasma 

Specimen Type

N/A  Must have prerequisite, in date, Type & Screen performed. 

 

  

Additional Information

Product requires 20-30 minutes to thaw and prepare.  Order only with a transfusion order.  Patient must have a completed in date pre-transfusion specimen as appropriate for blood product preparation.

 

  

Rejection Criteria

Blood armband number from pretransfusion specimen does not match patient.  Patient does not have a blood armband.

 

  

Test Includes

Required testing for blood component preparation. 

 

  

Testing Frequency

Daily, Monday-Sunday 

 

 

Reviewed By

Michele Earley

Reviewed Date

3/28/23

Supplemental

Plasma

Pre-Requisite

Expected Availability

Current completed Blood Type & Armband #

Stat with call:

30 minutes 

ASAP:

60 minutes

Routine:

90 minutes

Pending Blood type & Armband # without ABO discrepancy

Stat

50 minutes from lab specimen receipt

ASAP:     

90 minutes from lab specimen receipt

Routine:

2 hours from lab specimen receipt

Pending Blood type & Armband # with ABO discrepancy

Stat

90 minutes from lab receipt

ASAP:

2 hours from lab receipt

Routine:

3 hours from lab receipt

Order Emergency if availability does not meet clinical need.

Emergency – Type AB Plasma (or A liquid plasma) with call specifying “Type AB Plasma” or "liquid plasma" or 1 of the emergency coolers and the following information:      

  • Patient Name
  • Patient MRN
  • Ordering Provider
  • Blood Armband #

 

30 minutes

Expected availability times listed are expected to be obtained 80% of the time.