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n. - A procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis.

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  • The best candidates for platelet pheresis are donors with blood types A+, B+ and AB+ and males with high platelet counts.
  • Upstate New York Transplant Services expanded Monday its community blood service to include platelet pheresis donation at DeGraff Memorial Hospital.
  • Days and hours of operation for pheresis platelet donors at DeGraff are 10: 30 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and every third Saturday of the month.
  • Platelet pheresis is a process through which blood is drawn from a donor and separated into its components, some of which are retained, the remainder of which are...
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