title: Citrate anticoagulants for plateletpheresis.
abstract: In 112 plateletphereses done by the Haemonetics blood processor, the comparative effectiveness of ACD formula A, ACD formula B, and 2 per cent citrate in saline was evaluated. With respect to yields of platelets and white blood cells (e.g., lymphocytes), ACD-B was significantly better than the other two. Both ACD-B and 2 per cent citrate gave a much lower incidence of citrate reactions in the donors than were encountered with ACD-A.
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001782:Blood Donors; D001792:Blood Platelets; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000592:standards; D002951:Citrates; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D002951:Citrates