Posted March 17, 20232 yr comment_85259 Is anyone using INTERCEPT®Fibrinogen Complex? The Cerus reps are contacting me and our trauma surgeons. It's hard to get a clear answer online on what the product is. I think it is pathogen-reduced, concentrated, pooled cryo that is good for 5 days post thaw. It looks like a pool of 4 comes from 8 whole blood donors but I am not sure. It appears to have a blood type so is not processed to removed ABO antibodies. Does it have ISBT product codes yet? Is any US blood supplier carrying it? CPT codes? How is it best used for MTPs?
March 20, 20232 yr comment_85274 We are getting ready for it. Our surgeons want it in place of ?sp? Riostap?? . We don't use very much cryo for traumas. It's super expensive. We will be getting it from Cerus until it's available elsewhere. There is an ISBT code for it. Our "plan" is to have one unit thawed at all times. We currently get pooled cryo from our supplier and we use about 1 unit per week with a max of 4 days between uses. So - hope to have one thawed, use it and if they need more - use regular pooled cryo. Then thaw to replace the IFC. Remains to be seen if our plan actually works.
March 20, 20232 yr Author comment_85280 It would be sweet if you could share the CPT code you are using. It seems like it would be awkward to use a regular cryo because the price of cryo and this are probably so different. Or maybe it is a code like that for Riostap instead of cryo. Will you have to have a blood services agreement with Cerus? This product has a blood type, right? Thus, it would have to be in our computers as a blood product not a derivative, I think.
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