Thawing times and hemostatic assessment of fresh frozen plasma thawed at 37°C and 45°C using water-bath methods.

BP is quicker than TT by 2 minutes when thawing two units of FFP if it is prewarmed to 45°C. BP is slower than TT by at least 2 minutes when thawing four units of FFP at 37o C. There was no significant difference in the hemostatic qualities of plasma whether thawed at 37°C or 45°C.