Paired crossover study of two plateletpheresis systems concerning platelet product quality and donor comfort.

Background: Two plateletpheresis cell separator systems were compared in a paired crossover study with respect to the product quality, the number of platelet (PLT) units per donation, and the donor comfort.

Study Design And Methods: Forty-four female and 47 male donors were distributed to three body weight groups. Double PLT units with 6 x 10(11) PLTs were collected from three Fenwal Amicus Crescendo (AC) and three CaridianBCT Trima Accel (TA) machines.