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India’s first Plasma Bank
Why is it in News?
- India inaugurated its first plasma bank at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) to ease access to plasma
More on News
- Presently, hospitals are using plasma to treat covid-19 patients
- Plasma Bank
(1) It just like blood bank and created for covid-19 patients
(2) Antibody rich plasma from revered patients is extracted and given to present patients
(3) Donation criteria
(a) Patients who suffered from covid-19 and recovered at least 14 days before the donation can donate plasma
(b) People between the ages of 18 and 60, and weighing not less than 50 kg are eligible to donate
(c) Women who have given birth are not eligible to donate, as the antibodies they produce during pregnancy can interfere with lung function
(d) People with diabetes, hypertension, and cancer cannot donate
(4) Laboratory tests— serum protein and CBC, TTI testing for hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, HIV, malaria, and syphilis – to be carried out before donation
(5) Serum Covid-19 specific IgG antibody concentration higher than 80 is preferred
(6) Each plasma donation would be used to treat 2 patients
(7) All plasma proteins lost by you due to donation will be formed again in 24-72 hours
(8) 500 ml of plasma can be donated every two weeks, while blood can be donated once in three months