{"id":143761,"date":"2022-01-28T06:53:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T06:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=143761"},"modified":"2022-05-31T07:56:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T07:56:47","slug":"blood-components","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/blood-components\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood components"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The components (&#8220;ingredients&#8221;) of human blood, for example, red cells, white cells, plasma, and the antihemophilic fraction. Blood components can be separated out by a process called &#8220;fractionation.&#8221; When whole blood is not needed, each blood component can be administered by itself, with greater benefit and safety to the patient than whole blood. 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