Administration rates

Red cells

• Must be started within 30 minutes of removal from Issue Fridge.
• Must go through blood giving set (has a filter). Ideally through a pump but not necessary.
• Except in emergency situations infusion time is 1½ hours – 4 hours.

Fresh frozen plasma

• Must be started within 30 minutes of removal from Issue Fridge.
• Must go through blood giving set (has a filter).
• Infusion time is 30 minutes per bag. All units must be given within 4 hours of defrosting.

Cryoprecipitate

• Must be commenced as soon as possible.
• Must go through blood giving set (has a filter).
• Infusion time is stat.

Platelets

• Must be commenced as soon as possible after removal from the incubator.
• Must go through blood giving set (has a filter).
• Maximum infusion time is 30 minutes.

rV11a

• Bolus intravenous injection, administration rate of 2-5 mins. Should be Anaesthetist.

Octaplex

• Bolus intravenous injection. All equipment needed to reconstitute is supplied.
• Administration rate is 2-3 mL/minute.

Haemate P

• Bolus intravenous injection. All equipment needed to reconstitute is supplied.
• Administration rate must not exceed 4 mL/minute.

Benefix

• Bolus intravenous injection over several minutes. All equipment needed to reconstitute is supplied.

Feiba

• Bolus intravenous injection. All equipment needed to reconstitute is supplied.
• Administration rate is 2 iu/kg/minute

e.g. Patient weighs 70 kg and requires 2000 iu.

 Factor XI

• Bolus intravenous injection administered over several minutes (approx 5 mins).

Advate

• Bolus intravenous injection. All equipment needed to reconstitute is supplied. 
• Administration rate is no more than 10 mL/minute.