Open AccessBuffy coat pooled platelet concentrate: A new age platelet component
Author(s) -
Rakesh Kumar,
Hari Krishan Dhawan,
Ratti Ram Sharma,
Jyotdeep Kaur
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/ajts.ajts_72_19
Subject(s) - buffy coat , platelet , apheresis , medicine , andrology , immunology
Buffy coat pooled platelet concentrate (BCPP) is a new blood component mainly used in Europe, which has good attributes of both random donor platelets and apheresis platelets in terms of high platelet count, leukoreduced and available in emergency. We planned this study to compare quality parameters and biochemical activation markers among buffy coat pooled platelets and apheresis platelet concentrate (AP-PC) to establish the quality and safety of this new blood component during storage.