Table 2 Activity of clotting factors and coagulation petameters, plasma protein and plasma properties in cryoprecipitates and ultrafiltered FFP units.

From: Hemostatic capability of ultrafiltrated fresh frozen plasma compared to cryoprecipitate

Coagulation factors

Cryoprecipitate

Ultrafiltration

p values

VWF-RCo (IU/dL)

615.2 ± 176.6

229.6 ± 71.8

< 0.01

VWF:Ag (IU/unit)

865.6 ± 284.3

275.7 ± 90.4

< 0.01

Factor V (%)

65.4 ± 11.6

256.3 ± 61.6

< 0.01

Factor IX (%)

129.3 ± 26.3

305.1 ± 54.8

< 0.01

Factor VIII (%)

486.9 ± 182.7

308.7 ± 79.1

< 0.01

Factor XIII (%)

176.2 ± 49.6

213.7 ± 53.7

0.028

Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

> 900

716.9 ± 143.8

< 0.01

PT (s)

13.7 ± 0.66

11.1 ± 0.5

< 0.01

APTT (s)

26.9 ± 2.3

27.9 ± 2.4

0.174

Antithrombin (%)

89.5 ± 10.5

> 150

< 0.01

Total protein (g/dL)

7.3 ± 0.6

15.9 ± 2.1

< 0.01

Albumin (g/dL)

3.6 ± 0.3

8.8 ± 1.0

< 0.01

Osmotic pressure (mOsm/kg/H2O)

304.0 ± 19.1

271.5 ± 9.3

< 0.01

Volume (mL)

52.1 ± 3.4

57.3 ± 11.6

0.07

Plasma density

1.03 ± 0.002

1.047 ± 0.005

< 0.01

EXTEM

 CT (s)

54.7 ± 6.0

86.4 ± 14.6

< 0.01

 CFT (s)

22.9 ± 3.5

69.1 ± 16.3

< 0.01

 Alpha angle

85.7 ± 0.6

75.8 ± 4.3

< 0.01

 MCF (mm)

65.0 ± 10.0

36.5 ± 8.2

< 0.01

NATEM

 CT (s)

718.5 ± 104.9

650.7 ± 119.1

0.067

 CFT (s)

193.4 ± 88.9

154.2 ± 63.5

0.123

 Alpha angle

64.2 ± 8.4

63.2 ± 8.4

0.729

 MCF (mm)

66.7 ± 10.4

34.4 ± 5.8

< 0.001

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD.
  2. VWF:RCo von Willebrand factor ristocetin cofactor activity, VWF:Ag von Willebrand factor antigen, PT-INR prothrombin time-international normalised ratio, PT prothrombin time, APTT activated partial thromboplastin time, EXTEM extrinsic test, CT clotting time, CFT clot formation time, MCF maximum clot firmness, NATEM non-activated thromboelastometry.