title: Evaluation of the single needle procedure in plateletpheresis with the fresenius AS 104 blood cell separator.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the single needle (SN) procedure for plateletpheresis with the AS 104 blood cell separator. One hundred fifty-seven platelet collections with different protocols were carried out and analysed with respect to platelet yield, separation efficiency, leukocyte contamination, anticoagulant infused, and donation time. SN plateletpheresis resulted in a mean platelet yield of 2.6-3.1 x 10(11) with separation efficiencies of 49.2-57.4%. The mean leukocyte contamination ranged from 2.8 to 40.5 x 10(6). Parameters of product quality were investigated in 14 platelet concentrates (PC). Determination of glucose, lactate, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and morphology score showed good quality of the PC.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Clinics Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moog
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010983:Plateletpheresis / Q000295:instrumentation*