1. Contents
● What is cryoprecipitate
● Production of cryoprecipitate
● Functions of cryoprecipitate
● Indications for cryoprecipitate
2. • A concentrate of cold and insoluble high-molecular-weight
plasma proteins.
• Precipitates when frozen plasma is slowly thawed at 1–6°C.
• Contains the following blood clotting proteins:
o Fibrinogen
o Factor VIII
o Factor XIII
o Von Willebrand factor
What is cryoprecipitate
4. Production of cryoprecipitate
Thaw until there is some precipitation
3°C for 20-30 minutes
Precipitated
component
Cryodepleted
Plasma
Cryoprecipitate
Store at -20°C
or lower
5. Functions of cryoprecipitate
● Fibrinogen
o Fibrinogen is converted to fibrin, to form a stable blood clot at the
site of vascular disruption.
● Factor VIII
o Antihemophilic factor
o Protein deficient or absent in individuals with classic hemophilia,
an X-chromosome-linked bleeding disorder.
o Participates in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation.
7. Indications for Cryoprecipitate
● Hypofibrinogenemia*
○ fibrinogen ≤100 mg/dL [1.00 g/L]
● TPA-related life-threatening hemorrhage*
● Massive transfusion*
○ >10 RBC units in 24 h with continued bleeding
● Uremic bleeding*
Accepted Indications for the Use of Cryoprecipitate at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA*
8. Indications for Cryoprecipitate
● von Willebrand disease
o Unresponsive to desmopressin (DDAVP)
● Hemophilia A
o F VIII:C concentrates are not available
● Factor XIII deficiency
o Rare hereditary deficiency
o When plasma-derived F XIII concentrate (Fibrogammin P) is
not available in emergent situations.
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