Lucknow: When the case of dengue fever continues to increase in the state capital, the increasing number of patients who reported blood platelet and hemorrhagic fever, resulted in a surge in platelet demand by 75% over the past week.
“Regularly, we provide up to 80 platelet units a day, but now we are processing up to 140,” said Prof.
Tulika Chandra, Head, Department of Medical Transfusion, Medical University of King George (KGMU) and responsible, the blood of the country’s blood at the University.
The state blood bank supplies platelets to individuals, private nursing homes and even government hospitals, regardless of patients received in Kgmu.
“We store stock buffers 200 units.
Because platelets have five days life, there is no point in storing more.
Until now, we can fulfill demand but if it increases, we will need additional voluntary blood donors,” he said.
“Usually, platelets are needed so witnesses of hemorrhagic shock syndrome patients or counts below 20,000 to the normal level of 1.5 lakh to 4.5 lakh per microliter of blood.
However, we see people demanding platelets even when the level is more than 20,000,” he added .
Similarly, RAM Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMs) Blood Bank also received a request of 25-35 units, which is 15-20 units per day a week before.
Responsible for RMLIs Blood Bank, Dr.
Vijay Sharma said, “Even though we have enough stock for a week, if the demand grows further there might be a problem.
We also organize voluntary camps that are very helpful in meeting demand like now”.
Aliganj-based private blood bank manager Satish Bhasin said that they did not save platelets due to short life.
“We provide platelets for each patient only after processing from donor blood.
Every day 8-10 donors like that come to the bank.” More than 21,000 took the Shotsover vaccine 13,000 people in all districts completing their two-dose vaccination courses against Covid-19 on the day Saturday, take individual counts that are fully vaccinated by 13.7 lakh since the roll of drives on January 16.
More than 21,000 people, including 13,196 second doses and 7,830 took the first dose, vaccinated on Saturday.
The drive was carried out on 153 booths including 28 personal.
The government booth was reserved for the second dose recipient while the private chamber served the recipient of the first and second shot.
LKO: Requests for platelets up 75% with increasing cases of dengue fever
