Table III.
Volume, total platelet count, total white blood cell (WBC) count, total red blood cell (RBC) count, and haemoglobin (Hb) content of cord blood (CB) units before processing, of platelet rich plasma (PRP) obtained after the first centrifugation and of the final CBPC before cryopreservation.
| Unit/Fraction | Volume (mL) | Platelets (109) | WBC (106) | RBC (109) | Hb (g) |
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| CB unit | 97.6±20.2 | 23.4±6.8 | 956.8 (535.9–1430.2) | 305.5 (195.1–463.5) | 7.4±2.1 |
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| PRP | 34.7±9.8 | 14.3±5.8 | 12.7 (2.7–151.5) | 0.8 (0–3.0) | n.d. |
| % recovery from CB | n.d. | 59.7±19.3 | 1.4 (0.3–13.2) | 0.3 (0–0.9) | |
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| CBPC | 11.4±4.4 | 11.3±4.9 | 7.2 (1.0–105.7) | 0.6 (0.2–2.4) | n.d. |
| % recovery from PRP | n.d. | 79.2±21.7 | 67.5 (10.6–144.8) | n.d. | |
| % recovery from CB | n.d. | 47.7±17.8 | 0.8 (0.1–12.0) | 0.2 (0.1–0.7) | |
Data are given as mean ± standard deviation (volume, platelets, Hb) or median (5th–95th percentiles) (WBC, RBC).
CBPC: CB platelet concentrates; n.d.: not determined.