title: Blood products replacements processed in the surgical field.
abstract: This article summarizes the main blood products that can be gathered from, treated, and returned to the trauma patient in the operating room. A brief description of the physiology of blood and clotting mechanisms is given. A focus on plasma pheresis is provided, as well as a suggested procedure for plasma collection.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Girard
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D009871:Operating Room Nursing