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Bubbles/Foam in platelet products


Kathy

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What is the prevailing thought regarding the quality of platelet products stored with bubbles or foam?  I found two articles that concluded that "storage with air bubbles/foam causes considerable enhancement of disintegration of platelets". 

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I recently had an issue with this.  How many bubbles is too many bubbles.  I contacted our blood supplier and this is the answer I got.

There is no gauge on bubbles.  What they explained was the protein content in platelets can cause all the bubbles.  If there is nothing else abnormal about the platelet (discoloration, distended bag, etc.) then it would be acceptable to use it.  If this were me and I had any questions about the quality/safety of the blood product I would send it back. 

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