Blood Recovery Systems - Glossary of Terms as applied to Autologous Blood Products

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Complements - eleven specific enzymatic proteins occurring in normal serum which interact and destroy foreign cellular bodies

Free Plasma Hemoglobin - Hemoglobin found in plasma due to a rupture of red blood cells. Hemoglobin is a blood protein normally found inside the red blood cell and is used for the transport of oxygen throughout the body.

Homologous Blood Product - Blood product obtained from a donor other than the patient. The blood is anticoagulated, preserved and refrigerated in units of approximately 500mls for future use. The blood is stored for approximately 21 days.

Intraoperative - occurring during a surgical procedure.

Platelets - small disk or platelike structures which function in the clotting of blood by aggregating together and sealing small breaks in blood vessel walls.

Revised: January 17, 2006.
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