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Blood Component Use
Whole Blood can be processed into the following components:
- Fresh frozen plasma - used to treat patients who have bleeding problems
- Platelets - for control of haemorrhage, often in patients with leukaemia
- Cryoprecipitate - contains blood clotting substitutes for seriously ill patients
- White cells - occasionally used for patients who are not producing their own white cells
- Red blood cells - used for the treatment of anaemia and bleeding after trauma and surgery
- Frozen red cells - used for long term storage of rare blood groups
- Filtered red cells - for patients who have antibodies against white cells.
The following products are processed for the NZBS by fractionation at CSL Bioplasma in Australia from plasma donated by New Zealand donors:
- Normal Immunoglobin - for temporary protection against Measles, Rubella and Hepatitis A
- Specific Immunoglobins - for treatment of Tetanus or to prevent Hepatitis B, or Chickenpox
- Albumex® - 20 - 20% Albumin solution is used for patients with kidney disease, liver disease and burns
- Albumex® - 4 - 4% Albumin solution is used for the treatment of shock, in emergencies and in kidney failure
- Biostate® - Factor VIII - is used for the management of the inherited bleeding condition Haemophilia A
- MonoFix® - VF - Factor IX - used to treat Haemophilia B (Christmas disease)
- Prothrombinex™ - HT - contains concentrated clotting factors and can be used for the treatment of Haemophilia B (Christmas disease)
- Intragam® - P - is used to boost the immune system, such as following a bone marrow transplant and for immune deficiency disorders
- Anti - D - prevents Rh disease in the newborn. Rh disease is an incompatibility of the mother's and baby's blood resulting in the mother developing antibodies against the baby's blood
- Thrombotrol® - VF - used for the management of an inherited condition where a patients blood clots too readily.
