Description
Platelets play an important role in hemostasis by leading the blood clotting process. Unlike other blood components, platelets have a relatively short storage period of five days at room temperature. Platelets are a natural source of growth factors.
Platelets are collected in HemaCare's FDA-registered collection centers from healthy IRB consented donors. Platelets are collected using the TrimaAccel® Automated Blood Collection System platelet collection protocol in an acid-citrate-dextrose (ACD) anticoagulant blood bag with a maximum collection of three units of blood per donor in one collection. If requested, HemaCare can also provide pooled platelets derived from whole blood