Prophylactic administration of oral calcium carbonate during plateletpheresis: A bicentric prospective study

Conclusion: Prophylactic oral calcium carbonate supplementation would help in to reduce the risk of citrate toxicity. Therefore, we suggest for prophylactic oral administration of 3000 mg elemental calcium carbonate in three divided doses to make PP procedures uneventful.
Source: Asian Journal of Transfusion Science - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research