title: The platelet storage defect as measured in Costa Rica.
abstract: The platelet storage defect emcompasses all untoward effects on platelet morphology structure and function with storage and the mechanisms responsible are not fully understood but are clearly multifactorial. The presence of swirling may correlate with acceptable pH values and the volume of suspending plasma to be effective to maintain a pH greater than 6,4 is between 75-85 g.
authors.affiliation: Banco de Sangre, Hospital Dr. Max Peralta J, Costa Rica. ccerdasq@costarricense.cr
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cerdas-Quesada
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology*; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D003364:Costa Rica; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology; D010976:Platelet Count