Platelet yield and recovery following the PRGF-U1 protocol in a Peruvian population

Abstract

Objective: To determine the platelet recovery and yield of the PRGF-U1 protocol in a Peruvian population. Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with a simple random probability sample of 32 patients who attended the Laboratorio Scalab in Trujillo, Peru. A blood sample was taken from each patient in order to obtain the concentration of platelets and before and after the PRGF-U1 protocol, in order to determine platelet recovery and yield. To compare basal platelet concentrations and platelet recovery and yield with gender and age, the chisquare test, Student's t-distribution and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used considering a significance level of p0.05). Conclusion: The PRGF-U1 protocol presents optimal platelet yield and minimal expected platelet recovery.

Keywords

• plasma rich in growth factors
• platelet count
• platelet-rich plasma
• regenerative medicine