Challenges in platelet inventory management at a tertiary care oncology center during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown in India

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by the world health organization and to limit the spread of the disease, many countries in the world, including India, had enforced a lockdown. Despite no restriction over the platelet donation activities, plateletpheresis donors became apprehensive regarding the possible risk of spread of the COVID-19 during the platelet donation and in the hospital premises. Many of them started hesitating for platelet donations. With this, the blood center started having an acute shortage of platelets.

Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - June 30, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Shashank Ojha, Abhaykumar Malind Gupta, P. Nagaraju, Poojary Minal, Sumathi S.H. Source Type: research