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I am a transfusion service that only thaws Fresh Frozen Plasma. Will I be required to relabel that unit and do I have to register with ICCBBA?

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I am a transfusion service that only thaws Fresh Frozen Plasma. Will I be required to relabel that unit and do I have to register with ICCBBA?

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If your facility thaws Fresh Frozen Plasma and transfuses it within 24 hours, then you are not required to relabel the unit and can just hand write the new expiration date/time. However, if your facility does not transfuse it and keeps it over the 24 hours (up to 5 days), then you will have to relabel the unit as Thawed Plasma. If you apply an ISBT 128 label (i.e., 5 day Plasma), then you would have to register with ICCBBA. Otherwise, if you are just thawing units, registration is not required.