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A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Charitable Organization consisting of a 100% Volunteer Companion Animal Blood Donation Program
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Veterinary ResourcesSun States is providing these useful tools to help professionals maximize the benefits of component therapy. These worksheets provide guidelines for thresholds for transfusions, component selection, and dosing. While they are meant as a general guide, they should never substitute for good clinical judgment by the provider caring for particular patients. These worksheets should be used as documentation for each procedure and kept in every patient's medical file. Adobe Reader© is required to view these worksheets and instructions as these files are in PDF format. Blood Component Brochure Transfusion WorksheetsPre-Transfusion Worksheet - Patient Typing and Cross-matching Transfusion Worksheet - Packed Red Blood Cells Transfusion Worksheet - Plasma and Platelet Products
Splitting Full UnitsInstructions to Split Full Units with Satellite Bags into Half Units
Y-Administration SetsInstructions for using a Y-Administration set
Dosing Guidelines
Pre-Transfusion Treatment Diphenhydramine (Benadryl®): 1 mg/lb.
Dosage Guidelines PRBCs: Packed red blood cells are dosed based using the following formula:
WT x 70 x (PCVdesired --- PCVpatient) mL = PCVprbcs
mL = mL to transfuse WT = weight of patient (kg) PCVdesired = Target PCV PCVpatient = Patient’s current PCV PCVprbcs = PCV of PRBCs*
*The PCV of the PRBCs can be measured directly, or assume PCV=60% (for Optisol® / Adsol®) or PCV=80% (for CPDA-1) as supplied by Sun States. If you are rehydrating with saline, add 150 mL 0.9% NS and assume PCV=50%.
USE ONLY 0.9% NORMAL SALINE TO REHYDRATE PRBCs. Dextrose or calcium-containing solutions (such as Lactated Ringer’s) may interfere with the anticoagulants solutions used to store blood products.
FFP, Plasma, Cryosupernatant: 6-12 mL/kg. Severe deficits of immunoglobulin may require up to 20 mL/kg/dose over 2-4 hours.
Cryoprecipitate: 1-2 mL/kg. Severe coagulopathies may require up to 5 mL/kg/dose over 1 hour. In severe bleeding episodes repeat administration every 12 hours as needed to maintain hemostasis.
Administration:
Disclaimer: This page is provided for educational use only. Although every effort has been made to ensure reliability, Sun States: Blood Banks for Animals does not make any warranty, either expressed or implied regarding the performance of this calculator; nor shall they have any liability or responsibility with respect to any claim, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused in any way through the use of this calculator to Sun States: Blood Banks for Animals or its creator. The entire risk as to the results and performance of this page is assumed entirely by the user. Furthermore, this dosing calculator is to be used as a guideline for transfusions. Each patient is unique and therefore, the amount of blood components transfused by a treating veterinarian is to be interpreted and administered at the sole discretion of the physician.
Special thanks to Gary Nicholson for creating our PRBC Dosage Calculator. For more information, please visit: www.wherearewe.co.nz.
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