Journal of Blood & Lymph

Sara Shaikh

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparative Analysis of Plateletpheresis Using Different Cell Separators Fenwal Amicus, Fresenius COM.TEC and MCS Plus
  Author(s): Sara Shaikh, Muhammad Usman, Maeesa Wadood and Aisha ShaikhSara Shaikh, Muhammad Usman, Maeesa Wadood and Aisha Shaikh
  
  Objective: This objective of the study was to compare the three commonly used apheresis instruments available for Plateletpheresis, i.e., MCS Plus, COM.TEC and Amicus in terms of their Pre and Post donor CBC variables, instrument efficacy and product variables. Methodology: Donors undergoing Plateletpheresis are categorized into three groups. Sixty donors were selected according to the selection criteria of donor for Plateletpheresis by AABB. Later the procedure was performed on MCS Plus, Amicus and COM.TEC. Twenty donors were processed with each instrument. Results: The study revealed that there is no significant difference in pre and post count of donors on CBC in all the instruments. It is observed that the blood volume processed in order to have the standard platelet yield of ≥3. 3 × 1011 is higher in the COM.TEC as compared to Amicus and MCS plus (p<0.001). The mean s.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/jbl.2019.9.247

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