Zhongguo shuxue zazhi (Oct 2023)

Study on platelet components production in 19 provincial blood centers in China before and during the COVID-19 epidemic

  • Yuan ZHANG,
  • Yang CHEN,
  • Lin WANG,
  • Zhian ZHANG,
  • Ying LI,
  • Jincai ZHANG,
  • Mengzhuo LUO,
  • Huiling MENG,
  • Juan ZHOU,
  • Xia DU,
  • Changchun LU,
  • Ying XIE,
  • Li DENG,
  • Huijuan AN,
  • Sheling LIANG,
  • Yang ZHANG,
  • Yan LAN,
  • Yuan ZHOU,
  • Yan QIU

DOI
https://doi.org/10.13303/j.cjbt.issn.1004-549x.2023.10.010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 36, no. 10
pp. 898 – 902

Abstract

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Objective To study the changes of platelet components(PC), apheresis platelets (AP) and pooled platelet concentrates (PPC) production of 19 provincial blood centers before and during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods The data related to the collection of AP and the preparation of PPC from 2016 to 2021 of 19 provincial blood centers was collected. The production of PC, AP and PPC during the four years before the epidemic (i.e. 2016-2019) and during the COVID-19 epidemic (i.e. 2020 and 2021) were calculated respectively, and the change of production was analyzed. Results The total production of PC in 19 blood centers steadily increased from 2016 to 2019, with a decrease of 4.16% in 2020 and an increase of 15.60% in 2021, exceeding the output before the COVID-19 epidemic. In 2020, the production of PC of 42.11% (8/19) blood centers decreased compared with 2019, while 94.74% (18/19) in 2021 increased compared with 2020. The changes of AP output was basically consistent with the trend of PC. The total production of PPC in 2017 and 2018 both doubled compared to the previous year, while decreased by 67.98% in 2019, increased by 30.38% in 2020 and decreased by 27.08% in 2021. Conclusion The total production of PC kept increasing steadily between 2016 and 2019, but decreased in 2020 under the COVID-19 epidemic, with some blood centers being significantly affected. In 2021, with the strong support from government and various measures by blood centers, the total production of PC increased.

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