DNA: A Sankalp to fight Dengue
BLOOD PLATELETS ARE REQUIRED IN THE TREATMENT OF MANY DEADLY DISEASES
A sankalp to fight dengue
This is an article about the importance of Single Donor Platelet Apheresis (SDP).
BLOOD PLATELETS ARE REQUIRED IN THE TREATMENT OF MANY DEADLY DISEASES
A sankalp to fight dengue
This is an article about the importance of Single Donor Platelet Apheresis (SDP).
By: Dr. Amrit Kaur Kaler, MD., Assistant Professor of Pathology, MVJ Medical College & Research Hospital, Bangalore.
Neocytes are new red cells which comes from bone marrow afresh. They have a longer life span, say about 120 days in the circulation. These young red cells survive longer after transfusion and therefore may contribute to the extension of intervals between transfusions.
The cheers for the regular blood donors is that now they can choose to donate selective components of blood too. Get to know more about the process of donating platelets selectively.
By donating your platelets through platelet apheresis (ay-fer-ee-sis), you give a very special gift of life. Most patients undergoing a treatment for dengue, bone marrow transplant, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatment or organ transplant need platelets in order to survive.