- Blood Products

Platelets:

Vol =  50cc per unit/pack.   Requires a special filter (different than a regular blood filter).  Infuse at a rate of 1 unit/pack every 10 minutes.  Each pack of platelets is derived by 1 unit of Whole Blood.  Typically given when Platelets drop to < 20 Bill/L .  1 unit should increase the Platelet count by 6,000.