Lange Anesthesiology > Chapter 29. Fluid Management & Transfusion > Transfusion > Intraoperative Transfusion Practices >
Packed Red Blood Cells
... Blood transfusions should be given as packed red blood cells, which allows optimal utilization of blood bank resources. Packed ...

Principles of Critical Care > Chapter 68. Anemia and Blood Transfusion > Anemia in the ICU > Transfusion Therapy in the ICU > Components Available from the Blood Bank > Whole Blood and Red Cell Products >
Packed red blood cells (PRBCs) consist of essentially all of the red cells in a unit of whole blood...
... Packed red blood cells (PRBCs) consist of essentially all of the red cells in a unit of whole blood, with platelets and plasma largely removed, ...