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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).