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Does hyperconcentration result in platelet activation?. A flow-cytometric study of hyperconcentrated random donor
T J Gollehon1, D E King, F E Craig
1The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Tex., USA.
Vox Sanguinis
|October 24, 1998
Background And Objectives:
Hyperconcentration of platelets may lead to platelet activation and loss of platelet function.
Materials And Methods:
Platelet activation following hyperconcentration was assessed using flow-cytometric detection of platelet P-selectin expression and platelet swirling.
Results:
Platelet hyperconcentration led to a minimal increase in P-selectin expression and no difference in platelet swirling.
Conclusion:
Hyperconcentration was not associated with a clinically significant change in platelet activation and had no significant effect on platelet quality as detected by pH and platelet yield.