Estimation of serum calcium levels in apheresis platelet donors

INTRODUCTION: Apheresis is practiced widely to collect single donor platelets (SDPs). This procedure utilizes an anticoagulant acid citrate dextrose to prevent clotting of blood in the extracorporeal circuit which chelates divalent ions like calcium. This alters the calcium homeostasis resulting in...

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Main Authors: P. Arpitha, Ravindra Prasad Thokala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ajts.ajts_20_22
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