[When is fresh frozen plasma indicated?].

Fresh frozen plasma is a biological drug for the treatment of selected coagulation disturbances, a valuable substance for therapeutic plasma exchange and for the therapy of surgical haemorrhages within the blood component treatment programme. Since fresh frozen plasma is simultaneously the basic substance for the production of containing factor VIII preparations, a non-indicated excess consumption in hospitals should be avoided in order not to endanger the supply of haemophilia A patients with factor VIII.