Pre-donation assessment of platelets count among Sudanese blood donors attending central blood bank, Gezira state, Wad Madani, Sudan, 2023

Asad Adam Abbas 1, * and Soad Fadal Allah Ali 2

1 Department of pathology, Faculty of Medicine, BNNICD, University of Gezira, Wad Madani, Sudan.
2 Department of pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wad Madani, Sudan.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(02), 1379–1385
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.2.0925
 
Publication history: 
Received on 09 April 2023; revised on 26 May 2023; accepted on 28 May 2023
 
Abstract: 
Objective: To estimate platelets count among Sudanese platelets donors attending the central Blood Bank in Wad Madani.
Material and Methods: Venous blood samples were taken from 200 apparently healthy males donors and the platelets count were measured using an automated cell counter (Sysmex KN21).
Results: The study revealed that significant number of donors with abnormal Platelets count specially thrombocytopenia, reactive thrombocytosis occurred in 4 donors with platelet count more than 450 × 10 9 /L. 
Conclusion: Complete blood count is very important using automated blood cell counter and must be performed as routine test before donation.
 
Keywords: 
Platelets; Thrombocytopenia, Thrombocytosis; Donors.
 
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