Prasagraj: in the background of the fact that the city of Sangam has recorded 926 dengue cases (up to Sundays) and has increased demand for platelets among patients who suffer from dengue fever, Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital from MLN Medical College of the City all arranged for Provides very much needed assistance.
As good news for Denizens who suffer from dengue fever, the blood bank in SRN will provide ‘jumbo package packelet’ for patients who need the same thing.
This became possible after the use of the apheresis machine, which was installed on the bloodside of the hospital last year.
“This machine is useful when we need a large number of plasma during a Covid-19 pandemic and now we have got tariffs for the Jumbo package package from the government, we have started to provide the same,” said Professor Associate in the Transfusion Department Department in MLN Medical College of the District , Dr.
Ravi Rani.
The benefit of the Jumbo package, which is also called a single donor serveresis peletel, is that one unit of this package can result in an increase of around 50,000 platelets in a dengue patient, explaining Medico.
The government has improved the level of a platelet unit of the Jumbo Package at the RS 8,000 and this will be given to patients received at a government hospital.
However, it will be completely free for thalassemia patients and those who are covered under ‘Janani Shuraksha Yojna’ from the central government.
Dr.
Ravi Rani said that the increasing number of platelets from 50 to 60 thousand in one unit would also mean that it would be a very large H Hel in terms of helping patients suffer from dengue fever.
There are platelet shortages due to high demand and all efforts are made to provide platelets for all patients in SRN, he added.
Another benefit of using the apheresis machine and separating platelets through it is that donors only have to donate platelets and the remaining blood components will be transferred back to the donor.
SRN Hospital provides ‘Jumbo Pack Platelet’ to help dengue fever patients in Prayagraj
