Preparation and Pathogen Inactivation of Double Dose Buffy Coat Platelet Products using the INTERCEPT Blood SystemMohammad R. Abedi 1, Ann-Charlotte Doverud 1
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section for Transfusion Medicine, Örebro University Hospital
This article describes the process used by Örebro University Hospital to produce double dose buffy coat platelet concentrates prepared from whole blood donations and treated with the INTERCEPT Blood System for pathogen inactivation. The in vitro quality of the final platelet units are evaluated over 7 days of storage.