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In fact, a unit of cryo contains only 40-50% of the coag factors found in a unit of FFP, but those factors are more concentrated in the cryo (less volume). A single platelet unit is derived from one whole blood unit collected. Platelets are stored at room temperature and CANNOT be frozen. They must be used in 5 days.
The other hospital does a saline replacement, where the specimen is spun down and the plasma removed and replaced with an equal amount of saline. The cellular elements are then resuspended and run on the analyzer, which reports the hemoglobin and associated parameters from the washed specimen. One of the pathologists in the first group is concerned that altering the specimen by taking off the lipemic plasma and introducing saline causes too many variables.