FFP or Fresh frozen plasma is a blood product formed of plasma, the liquid part of the whole blood, processed shortly after donation and frozen within 8-24 hrs. it is used for prevention and management of bleeding when there is deficiency or absence of clotting factors leading to a high risk of excessive bleeding.
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With elevated INR,is it safe to undergo surgery?
Query: Hi doctor,My wife is 34 years old. Her INR is 3.34 and blood factor VII activity test showed less than 2%. Her CT and BT are normal. She has been advised to undergo gallbladder removal.With same condition, she had given birth to two babies through normal delivery (second one was one and a half years... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Based on your query, my opinion is as follows: The values are highly abnormal to think of any major surgery. Bleeding should have occurred during tooth extraction, but I am not sure why it did not happen. If any bleeding occurs during surgery due to present values, ... Read Full »
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