Talk:Fresh frozen plasma
Plasma is simular to FFP but it has some reduction of Factor V as mentioned in this article. However there is also a clinically significant reduction in Factor VIII. Truetraveler 18:17, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Name of article?
Not sure if this is possible, but shouldn't the article be "Fresh Frozen Plasma" instead of "Fresh frozen plasma"? In many cases it's not a description, it's a proper name. See the circular in the external links.Somedumbyankee (talk) 23:58, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Poking around a little on the series of tubes, the term "Fresh-frozen plasma" appears to be the common usage on the other side of the pond, and the uncapitalized name isn't exactly rare even in formal documents. I'm used to the all initial capitals name, which is the proper usage for a specific licensed product (essentially an approved drug product) in the US. At any rate, it's obviously not a big deal and no one will ever possibly be confused by the presence or lack of capitals, so if someone has a strong opinion feel free to move it. SDY (talk) 05:46, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Regard for Blood Group
It is incorrect to say that donor/recipient blood group does not matter with FFP. While you are not transfusing red-cell antigens, you are potentially transfusing plasma antibodies. While the plasma is usually so diluted in the recipient it rarely causes significant agglutination, it should still be avoided. This is particularly important for the RhD-negative woman of child-bearing age, to prevent haemolytic disease of the newborn. Wyvyrn (talk) 01:51, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
