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What Are Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBCs)?

Packed red blood cells, also known as PRBCs or simply "packed cells", are a type of blood replacement product used for blood transfusions. If a patient needs blood, there are multiple types of blood replacements available. A physician will make the choice of what type of blood replacement will be given.

Packed red blood cells are typically given in situations where the patient has either lost a large amount of blood or has anemia that is causing notable symptoms.

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Most people think that when they receive a blood transfusion, they are getting whole blood, because that is what they what donate at a blood drive. The blood one donates, referred to as "whole blood," has both the plasma and the red blood cell components. Plasma is the liquid portion of the blood and is light yellow in color and makes up 55% of the volume of blood. Red blood cells make up 45% of blood, and are the red color that most people think of when they think of blood.

This whole blood is not typically transfused, unless the patient needs a massive amount of blood to counteract tremendous blood loss.