How Your Donations Help
How your red cells help UCH patients
- Auto accident victims can use up to 50 units of red cells
- Liver transplants use on average 25 units of red cells
- Surgeries can use seven units of red cells per operation
- Stem cell transplants can use up to 10 units of red cells
How your plasma helps UCH patients
- Auto accident victims can use 10 units of plasma
- Liver transplants use on average up to 40 units of plasma
- Surgeries can use up to four units of plasma per operation
How your platelets help UCH patients
- Auto accident victims can use up to two platelets
- Liver transplants can use up to five platelets
- Surgeries can use up to two platelets
- Stem cell transplants can use up to 10 platelets
- A cancer patient can require up to two units of platelets PER week