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[Investigation of relationship between concentrated platelets and basic platelets in donors]
1Department of Blood Transfution, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008.
Objective:
To investigate the relationship between the concentrated platelets and basic platelets of donors.
Methods:
We observed the harvest rate of concentrated platelets of different basic platelets in donors from Changsha area and non-Changsha area.
Results:
The number of concentrated platelets in Group B was higher than that in Group A (P < 0.01). The harvest rates were 65.4% and 67.5% respectively in donors from Changsha area and non-Changsha area.
Conclusion:
There is positiver relationship between the harvest rate of concentrated platelets and basic platelets, and the transportation of blood does not effect the harvest rate of platelets.
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