2009•Infusionstherapie und Transfusionsmedizin / Infusion Therapy and Transfusion MedicineRequires access
Platelet Apheresis with Vivacell BT798 DEA, Haemonetics V-50 and PCS-Plus: Preparation Efficiency and Product Quality Using Identical Donors
Ekkehard Richter, I Pawlow, K.‐P. Krause, G Matthes
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Abstract
Different platelet apheresis techniques were used for preparing platelet concentrates: the continuous flow method with Vivacell BT 798 DEA, the discontinuous flow method with V-50 of Haemonetics, and their plasmapheresis device PCS-Plus. 20 of our donors underwent all three procedures. All platelet separations led to suitable platelet concentrates of 3 x 10(11) platelets within less than 90 min. However, the contaminating leukocytes reached 2 x 10(8). Due to less intense citrate reactions and a shorter donation time the donor acceptance of the continuous flow method was higher as compared with the discontinuous flow method.