Storage of Platelets in Additive Solutions: Effects of Phosphate

Abstract

With respect to apheresis PCs stored in media containing ACD plasma, our results suggest that the differences found are related to the concentration of phosphate. The results for BC-PCs stored in media containing CPD plasma suggest that PAS-III is preferable to T-Sol as the PAS at plasma concentrations below 35%. The mechanism behind the phenomena observed with BC-PCs is not known.