Core EM

JANUARY 24, 2024

Published 2019 Jun 6. Anticoagulant Reversal Strategies in the Emergency Department Setting: Recommendations of a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel. Ann Emerg Med. Background Around 6 million people in the U.S. Reversal of oral anticoagulation in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. 2019;23(1):206.

FFP 130

FFP Frozen Plasma Plasma ALS 130

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Fresh frozen plasma, or FFP, should only be given to cirrhotic patients as part of the massive transfusion protocol in cases of profound hypotension, as “patients with cirrhosis rarely have true enzymatic hypocoagulability, and FFP may worsen bleeding due to over-resuscitation and dilution of coagulation factors.” 2019:94(4):697-703.

Frozen Plasma 52

Frozen Plasma FFP ALS Plasma 52

EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

Institutional protocols should be utilized, keeping in mind that either whole blood or a 1:1:1 ratio of packed red blood cells, platelets, and fresh frozen plasma are optimal. 2019 Dec;38(6):695-696]. Her initial vital signs are blood pressure 76/54 mmHg, heart rate 128 bpm, temperature 37.0˚ 2010;376(9734):23-32.

ED 54

ED Operating Room ALS Frozen Plasma 54