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Blood Component Preparation and Therapy. By Renee Wilkins, PhD ...

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How platelets are processed Requires 2 spins:• Soft – separates RBCs <strong>and</strong> WBCs fromplasma <strong>and</strong> platelets• Heavy• platelets in platelet rich plasma (PRP) willbe forced to the bottom of a satellite bag• 40-60 mL of plasma is expelled intoanother satellite bag, while the remainingbag contains platelet concentrate

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