GPR: 2020 - Week 07
From MGH Learn Pathology
Clinical history
Anesthesia resident paging the blood bank before transfusion of FFP because:
"The plasma looks green. Is it OK to transfuse?"
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Normal discoloration of plasma
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Dr. W. Dzik
Dr. R. Makar
A. Slater- Blood Component Visual Inspection Guide, American Red Cross, AABB, 2006.
- Visual Assessment Guide, Canadian Blood Services, 2009.
- Tovey LAD and Lathe GH. Ceruloplasmin and Green Plasma in Women Taking Oral Contraceptives, in Pregnant Women, and in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Lancet (1968).
- Elkassabany NM, et al. Green Plasma Revisited. Anesthesiology (2008).
- Gorlin JB, Engblom A, and Janzen M. Green Plasma in Female Blood Donors on Estrogen-containing Birth Control Pills. Transfusion (2013).
This week's Gross Pathology Roundup was presented by Tasos Gogakos, MD on Mon, Feb 10, 2020.