According to medical professionals, people with blood problems, leukemia, dengue, chemotherapy, and other conditions frequently need platelet transfusions. Both the demand for and consumption of platelets have grown due to the recent dengue outbreak. As the city struggles with an increase in dengue cases, blood platelets are in severe shortage. Doctors reported that nearly every major hospital and blood bank in the city had run out of blood platelets and were experiencing a shortage.
There is a severe platelet scarcity in Pune, according to hospitals including Sassoon Hospital, KEM Hospital, Sahyadri Hospitals, Jehangir Hospital, Ruby Hall Clinic, Noble Hospital, Poona Hospital, Bharati Hospital, and Navale Hospital.
Important blood components are in short supply, according to reports from blood banks like PSI Blood Bank, ISI Blood Bank, Aadhar Blood Bank, and Pune Blood Bank, among others.
According to medical professionals, people with blood problems, leukemia, dengue, chemotherapy, and other conditions frequently need platelet transfusions. Both the demand and consumption of platelets have grown due to the recent dengue outbreak.
Data from Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) health department shows that as of October 28, the city has reported 2,598 suspected dengue cases and 193 confirmed cases. Private hospitals assert that the number of dengue cases is significantly greater than what the government agency has reported.
There are 42 private blood banks and four government blood banks in the Pune district. Platelets are severely in short supply in most blood banks. The typical range for platelet count in a microlitre of blood is 2,00,00–4,50,000. Roughly 10–20% of dengue patients report low levels of 20,000 or less, while 80–90% of patients have levels below 1,00,000. Patients with dengue who experience complications like bleeding need to receive platelet transfusions.
