title: Gelling of urea-linked gelatin with fresh frozen plasma.
abstract: Urea-linked gelatin and succinylated gelatin were mixed with fresh frozen plasma and human albumin solutions in vitro, in varying concentrations and at different temperatures. Gelling was only seen in those mixtures that contained fresh frozen plasma and urea-linked gelatin. It occurred at both room temperature and 37 degrees C when the mixture contained more than 40% by volume of urea-linked gelatin. Further tests confirmed that this was the result of calcium ions in the urea-linked gelatin allowing coagulation to occur in the fresh frozen plasma.
authors.affiliation: Central Birmingham Health District.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hutton
mesh_terms: D002122:Calcium Chloride; D005780:Gelatin; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects; D010949:Plasma; D011097:Polygeline; D011108:Polymers; D013386:Succinates; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D011108:Polymers; D013386:Succinates; C060085:succinylated gelatin; D005780:Gelatin; D011097:Polygeline; D002122:Calcium Chloride