Abstract:Background: This procedure, known as plateletpheresis, involves the removal of platelets from a donor's blood. This method produces eight times as many platelets as would be obtained by using whole blood. Aim: To evaluate the effect of different donor related factors on platelet yield. Method: This research was carried out at the Children's Hospital & Institute of Child Health Science in Lahore, Pakistan, specifically in the Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion Unit. Forty plateletpheresis donors mee… Show more
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