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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBC) | |||
*Use this code ONCE for EACH separate day that FFP is transfused. | *Use this code ONCE for EACH separate day that FFP is transfused. | ||
*For each such day, also code the NUMBER OF UNITS OF PRBC TRANSFUSED. | **For each such day, also code the NUMBER OF UNITS OF PRBC TRANSFUSED. | ||
*Here is how we recognize a single unit: | *Here is how we recognize a single unit: | ||
**A single unit is what the blood bank (Canadian Blood Services) says it is. A single unit is accompanied by a single, unique sticker that is put by nursing on the Blood Products Administration Record in hospital charts. So, the number of units you record should equal the number of stickers on the record. | **A single unit is what the blood bank (Canadian Blood Services) says it is. A single unit is accompanied by a single, unique sticker that is put by nursing on the Blood Products Administration Record in hospital charts. | ||
**So, the number of units you record should equal the number of stickers on the record. | |||
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