How are platelets collected during Pheresis?
During the procedure, whole blood from the donor is passed through sterile tubing into a cell separator, where platelets are collected. The remaining portion of the blood is returned to the donor. No more than one pint of blood is processed at one time. Who needs platelets? Your platelet donation can help patients with the following conditions: -Cancer Patients (especially those with leukemia) who require chemotherpy, which often renders the body unable to produce platelets. -Surgical Patients who require platelets to help the blood clot and prevent severe bleeding. -Bone Marrow Transplant Patients who are unable to produce platelets. -Patients with Blood Disorders such as aplastic anemia. Who can be a Pheresis donor? Any person in good health who: -Can devote approximately two hours for a donations -Weighs at least 110 pounds -Is at least 17 years of age -Has been asprin-free for 36 hours Why be a Pheresis donor? As a pheresis donor, you’ll share a special bond with the patients you h
