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TABLE 17-6 Suggested Blood Replacement

Lab value

Replacement

Platelet <100,000/microL

1 unit apheresis platelets or 6 units of random donor platelets

Hemoglobin

<8 g/dl in patients without risk for acute cardiac syndrome (ACS)

<10 g/dl for those at risk for ACS

2 units PRBCs

Fibrinogen <100

10 units cryoprecipitate

International normalized ratio (INR) > 2

2 units FFP