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. 2015 Jul 29;14(1):73–79. doi: 10.2450/2015.0122-15

Table I.

Criteria adopted for the selection of cord blood (CB) units to be processed into CB platelet concentrates (CBPC).

  • - Maternal informed consent to CB use for the preparation of CBPC and CBPG if CB unit does not match the criteria for inclusion in the cryopreserved inventory for haematopoietic transplant.

  • - Negative medical history of the CB donor.

  • - Total nucleated cell count <1.5×109/CB unit.

  • - CB unit volume including anticoagulant >50 mL.

  • - Platelet count >150×109/L.

  • - Negative CB donor screening for blood transmissible infections (hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, human T-lymphotropic virus I/II).