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Blood product
Introduction
A blood product is any component of the blood which is collected from a donor for use in a blood transfusion. Whole blood is uncommonly used in transfusion medicine at present. The currently available blood products include: packed red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, albumin, and immunoglobulins.
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