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American Red Cross Blood Services - New England Region Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont
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Blood Transfusion
How Much Blood is Transfused?
That depends on the type of surgery and whether or not there are complications. Typical blood usages might be as follows:
| Surgical Procedure | Example of Blood Needs |
| Liver transplant | 40 units of units of red cells, 40 units of fresh frozen plasma |
| Heart transplant | 1-4 units of red cells |
| Open heart | 2-8 units of red cells and 6 units of platelets |
| Orthopedic | 2 units of red cells |
| Tumor removal | 2-3 units of red cells |
| Prostate cancer | 4-6 units of red cells |
Hysterectomy with complications | 2-4 units of red cells |
| Aneurysm | 6 units of red cells and 4 units of plasma |
Bone marrow transplant | 1-2 units of red cells per week and 6-8 units of platelets daily for 4-6 weeks |
Automobile accident | 4-40 units of red cells |
| Leukemia | 6-10 units of platelets per day |
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