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The platelet storage defect as measured in Costa Rica

César Cerdas-Quesada1

  • 1Banco de Sangre, Hospital Dr. Max Peralta J, Costa Rica. ccerdasq@costarricense.cr

Transfusion and Apheresis Science : Official Journal of the World Apheresis Association : Official Journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis
|August 13, 2010
PubMed

The platelet storage defect emcompasses all untoward effects on platelet morphology structure and function with storage and the mechanisms responsible are not fully understood but are clearly multifactorial. The presence of swirling may correlate with acceptable pH values and the volume of suspending plasma to be effective to maintain a pH greater than 6,4 is between 75-85 g.

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