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. 2020 Aug 23;12(8):e9952. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9952

Table 5. Need for blood components in comparison to the birth weight of the neonate.

RCC = Red Cell Concentrate, FFP = Fresh Frozen Plasma, PC = Platelet Concentrate, WB = Whole Blood

Birth weight	Blood component
Birth weight	RCC	FFP	PC	WB
Normal Birth Weight	27 (16.5%)	72 (30%)	21 (18.8%)	8 (32%)
Low Birth Weight	58 (35.4%)	98 (40.8%)	46 (41.1%)	15 (60%)
Very Low Birth Weight	51 (31.1%)	47 (19.6%)	30 (26.8%)	1 (4%)
Extremely Low Birth Weight	28 (17.1%)	23 (9.6%)	15 (13.4%)	1 (4%)
Total	164 (100%)	240 (100%)	112 (100%)	25 (100%)