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

Background: Administration of anticoagulant citrate and dextrose (ACD-A) chelates ionized calcium in blood and causes hypocalcemia in plateletpheresis donors. The aim of the study was to observe the effects of oral calcium (Ca) supplementation during plateletpheresis on various parameters related to...

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Main Authors: Prashant Kumar Pandey, Aseem Tiwari, Nitin Agarwal, Ravi C Dara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
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Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2020;volume=14;issue=1;spage=19;epage=22;aulast=Pandey