Clinical trials: Blood Component Transfusion
Blood Component Transfusion
Appropriateness of Frozen Plasma Use in Canada
There is little evidence to guide the current use of Frozen Plasma. Despite this, over 260,000 units of frozen plasma are transfused in Canada annually.
- Trial name
- NCT01187030
- Volunteers
- 2,580 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Blood Component Transfusion, Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Plasma Utilization Following Cardiac Surgery
In Canada, 218,000 units of fresh frozen plasma and frozen plasma were transfused in 2005.Cardiac surgery patients are the largest recipient group for FP transfusions.
- Trial name
- PUCS (NCT01187394)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 970 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute