fresh frozen plasma (FFP)

fresh frozen plasma (FFP) [ME, fresen, to be cold; Gk, plassein, to mold] , plasma separated from whole blood and frozen within 8 hours of collection. FFP has a shelf life of 12 months when stored at minus 18° C or below. It contains normal levels of all the coagulation proteins, including the labile factors V and VIII. See also plasma.