Quality control of leucocyte-depleted platelet concentrates obtained by buffy-coat method.

Objectives: Quality control results on leukoreduced buffy-coat platelet pools during the 7-year period (2005-2011) are presented with the aim to assess their overall quality and trends recorded during the study period.

Methods: Data of the Quality Assurance Department, Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine were used in the study. Measurement results of all study parameters are presented for the entire study period, while the rate of controlled platelet pools consistent with the specified quality requirements is additionally presented for each study year.