Open AccessModeling predonation testing strategies in platelet donations - Approach from low throughput apheresis blood center from India
Author(s) -
Mohandoss Murugesan,
Maya Padmanaban,
Riyas Malodan,
G. Chellaiya,
Sangeetha K Nayanar
Publication year - 2020
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_93_19
Subject(s) - plateletpheresis , medicine , donation , apheresis , test strategy , blood donor , product (mathematics) , blood donations , platelet , immunology , mathematics , geometry , software , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth
Hospital-based blood centers in India adopt pre-donation testing for transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) before plateletpheresis donations. However, the WHO emphasizes on TTI tests be performed on samples collected during the donation process. The study objective was to determine whether cost implications by adopting product testing along with predonation testing or only product testing strategy in platelet donation in Indian blood centers.