Reference interval of platelet counts and other platelet indices in apparently healthy blood donors in North India according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines: Need to redefine the platelet count cutoffs for repeat plateletpheresis donation ?

CONCLUSION: Based on our results, we are of the opinion that the PLT count cutoffs for repeat plateletpheresis donation may need to be revised downwards for our country which would also mitigate the scarcity of apheresis donors.
Source: Asian Journal of Transfusion Science - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research