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. 2014 May;53(3):307–316.

Table 2.

Effects of plateletpheresis on venous blood samples collected before and after plateletpheresis and on day-0 platelet product (n= 4)

Pigs
Platelet bag day 0
Prepheresis Postpheresis
Total volume (mL) 4919 ± 257 4845 ± 238 331 ± 102
Platelet count (×103/µL) 341 ± 67 208 ± 57a 1259 ± 280a,b
No. of platelets (×1011) per pig or bag 16.9 ± 4.0 10.1 ± 3.1 4.3 ± 1.9a,b
Platelet volume (fl) 9.1 ± 1.4 7.6 ± 0.7 9.6 ± 1.3
Hematocrit (%) 30 ± 1 28 ± 2 1.6 ± 0.4a,b
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 10.1 ± 0.4 9.3 ± 0.7 0.04 ± 0.07a,b
WBC count (×103/µL) 11.8 ± 2.9 10.2 ± 1.2 38.0 ± 11.4a,b
No. of WBC (×1011) per pig or bag 0.6 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.08 0.1 ± 0.02a
Neutrophil count (×103/µL) 2.4 ± 0.8 4.4 ± 1.9 0.02 ± 0.03a,b
No. of neutrophils (×1011) per pig or bag 0.1 ± 0.04 0.2 ± 0.09 0.00005 ± 0.00008a,b
Neutrophil percentage (%) 21.4 ± 8.6 45.5 ± 23.7 0.04 ± 0.07b
Lymphocyte count (×103/µL) 8.5 ± 5.3 5.3 ± 3.0 37.4 ± 11a,b
No. of lymphocytes (×1011/µL) per pig or bag 0.4 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.02a,b
Lymphocyte percentage (%) 71.1 ± 8.7 50.6 ± 23.7 98.5 ± 0.6a,b
Monocyte count (×103/µL) 0.4 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.05 0.4 ± 0.2
No. of monocytes (×1011/µL) per pig or bag 0.02 ± 0.008 0.009 ± 0.002 0.001 ± 0.0003a
Monocyte percentage (%) 3.1 ± 0.5 1.8 ± 0.3 2.3 ± 2.8
Eosinophil count (×103/µL) 0.3 ± 0.1 0.08 ± 0.06a 0 ± 0a
No. of eosinophils (×1011) per pig or bag 0.02 ± 0.005 0.004 ± 0.003a 0 ± 0a
Eosinophil percentage (%) 2.8 ± 0.7 0.8 ± 0.5a 0 ± 0a
Basophil count (×103/µL) 0.2 ± 0.07 0.1 ± 0.04 0.2 ± 0.2
No. of basophils (×1011) per pig or bag 0.010 ± 0.003 0.006 ± 0.002 0.0006 ± 0.0004a,b
Eosinophil percentage (%) 1.6 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 0.4 0.6 ± 0.3a
Inorganic calcium (mmol/L) 1.3 ± 0.01 1.0 ± 0.08a 0
Lactate (mmol/L) 1.3 ± 0.6 0.8 ± 0.3 1.5 ± 0.15

Data are presented as mean ± 1 SD.

a

Value is significantly (P < 0.05) different from that before plateletpheresis.

b

Value is significantly (P < 0.05) different from that after plateletpheresis.