The demand for AB plasma has increased. Group AB individuals comprise only 3% of Canadian blood donors. Those donors who are group AB are universal donors for plasma, thus are the most in-demand type for plasma transfusion. Type-specific plasma should be issued as soon as possible in emergency situations to preserve the AB plasma inventory for those patients where the blood group is unknown.
Conditions: AB Plasma, Trauma, Emergency
Treatments: AB Plasma Transfusion
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