Comparison between visual inspection of turbidity and quantitative determination of triglycerides in plasma bags

• Main Authors: Aline Borsato Hauser (Author), Letícia Isabelli Accordi (Author), Mariana Vital Silverio Boganha (Author), Doroteia Aparecida Hofelmann (Author), Caroline Grisbach Meissner (Author), Adriana Nascimento de Araújo Buchmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction Blood donor screening is an important stage of quality control in blood banks. Turbidity caused by increased levels of triglycerides is detected by visual inspection, but there is no consensus on its threshold at which plasma should be considered inappropriate for donation. Obj...