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Effect of direct electric current on human blood count |
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| Creator | 1. Jomana Mahmoud Diab 2. Ahmad Souliman Ahmad 3. Abdulfattah Abbas 4. Ward khalifa Abo-Amsha |
| Title | Effect of direct electric current on human blood count |
| Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2564 |
| Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) |
| Journal Vol. | 43 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 252-258 |
| Keyword | blood count test, white blood cell differential test, blood cells, percentage decrease of count, safe direct current |
| URL Website | https://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/index.php |
| ISSN | 0125-3395 |
| Abstract | Direct Current (DC) is widely used in electrotherapy for disease treatment, with typical studies on the effect of DC ondisease factors in the blood. The objective of this work was to study the effects of DC on human blood, and to determine theintensity of DC that safely flows through blood, and to know which components of blood are most affected by DC. The effects onthe counts or levels of main blood components [Red Blood Cells (RBCs), White Blood Cells (WBCs), Platelets (PLTs),Hemoglobin (Hb), and Hematocrit (Hem)] were considered. DC intensities from 1 to 10 mA were passed through blood samplesof ten healthy persons for periods of up to one hour. A blood test (blood count with white blood cell differential) was carried outbefore DC flow and after 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes of treatment. The study reveals that passing DC through human bloodhas no effect on blood count when the intensity is less than 3 mA, and it is safe to flow a DC of 3 mA for a period of one hour. Thesmallest effect of DC flow is on RBCs, Hb, and PLTs, whereas the greater effects are on Hem and WBCs. DC flow affects all typesof WBCs in the same way. |
