Plasma is the liquid portion of blood. It contains essential clotting factors, immune proteins and nutrients. This procedure takes about 45 minutes. You can donate plasma once every 6 weeks. Plateletpheresis Plateletpheresis is a special donation process whereby only platelets are extracted from you.
Platelets are tiny blood cells that are essential for blood to clot normally.
Patients suffering from leukaemia require platelet transfusion to help prevent life threatening bleeding. This process takes about 60 - 90 minutes to complete. Like plasmapheresis, you can donate platelets every 6 weeks.