Table 2.
Variability in PRP preparation methods across studies
| Study | Number of centrifugation steps | Speed and times | Collected volume of blood (ml) | Volume of ACD-A mixed (ml) | Volume of PRP obtained (ml) | Volume of PRP infusion (ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chang et al. 2015[19] | 2 |
200 g 10 min 500 g 10 min |
15 | 5 | 0.5–1 | 0.5–1 |
| Nazari et al. 2017/2019[34, 37] | 2 |
1200 rpm 12 min 3300 rpm 7 min |
17.5 | 2.5 | / | 0.5 |
| Tandulwadkar et al. 2017 [38] | 2 |
200 g 15 min 600 g 6 min |
10 | / | 0.5–0.8 | 0.5–0.8 |
| Eftekhar et al. 2018 [20] | 2 |
1600 g 10 min 3500 g 5 min |
8.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5–1 |
| Kim et al. 2019 [36] | 1 | 1017 g 3 min | 18 | 2 | 0.7–1 | 0.7–1 |
| Agarwal et al. 2020 [39] | 1 |
3600 g 6 min *shake upside down 20 times for homogenization |
8 | / | / | 4 |
| Mehrafza, et al. 2019 [5] | / | / | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
ACD-A acid citrate dextrose solution A