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Factor V Activity in Fresh Frozen and Cryoprecipitate-Removed Plasma

A.J. Katz, E.E. Morse

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Factor V activity was assayed in routinely-prepared fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and in frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate-removed (FPCR). Mean activity in FFP within 1 week of preparation was 86%, but declined to 63% after 2 months of storage at -35 °C. Within 1 week of preparation, FPCR factor V activity was 56%; there was little loss of activity during 3 months of freezer storage. The difference between FFP and FPCR is due to loss of factor V activity during the 24 h required for preparation of cryoprecipitate. The factor V activity of either FPCR or stored FFP is probably adequate to provide hemostatic levels in a patient who is severely deficient in factor V.

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Factor V activity was assayed in routinely-prepared fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and in frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate-removed (FPCR). Mean activity in FFP within 1 week of preparation was 86%, but declined to 63% after 2 months of storage at -35 °C. Within 1 week of preparation, FPCR factor V activity was 56%; there was little loss of activity during 3 months of freezer storage. The difference between FFP and FPCR is due to loss of factor V activity during the 24 h required for preparation of cryoprecipitate. The factor V activity of either FPCR or stored FFP is probably adequate to provide hemostatic levels in a patient who is severely deficient in factor V.

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Factor V activity was assayed in routinely-prepared fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and in frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate-removed (FPCR). Mean activity in FFP within 1 week of preparation was 86%, but declined to 63% after 2 months of storage at -35 °C. Within 1 week of preparation, FPCR factor V activity was 56%; there was little loss of activity during 3 months of freezer storage. The difference between FFP and FPCR is due to loss of factor V activity during the 24 h required for preparation of cryoprecipitate. The factor V activity of either FPCR or stored FFP is probably adequate to provide hemostatic levels in a patient who is severely deficient in factor V.

Key concepts: Cryoprecipitate, Fresh frozen plasma, Medicine, Blood preservation, Surgery, Andrology, Internal medicine, Fibrinogen

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