Comparison of plateletpheresis on the Fenwal Amicus, Fresenius COM.TEC, and Trima Accel Cell separators.

abstract：:Lipid-apheresis (LA) is thought to improve microcirculation. However, limited data are available on the effects on peripheral microcirculation. We investigated upper limb microcirculation of 22 patients undergoing regular LA on a weekly basis before and after LA. Using standardized semiquantitative scales, we analyzed...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Rossenbach J,Mueller GA,Lange K,Armstrong VW,Schmitto JD,Hintze E,Helfmann J,Konstantinides S,Koziolek MJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, the collection of peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) has been semi-automated by using the COBE Spectra, with the operator manually maintaining the position of the white cells being collected. The COBE Spectra Version 6.0 apheresis device offers the user an automated program for the collection of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Wilke R,Brettell M,Prince HM,Wolf M,McKenna R,Serpell E,Molloy M,Stevens H,Quinn M,Gates P,Chapple P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients are prone to develop complications that include stroke, acute chest syndrome, and other crises. Some of these complications require chronic transfusion therapy or red cell exchange (RCE), either for therapeutic or prophylactic reasons. Due to a discrepancy of red cell antigens betwee...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Sarode R,Altuntas F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy was used to demonstrate a fivefold increase in the median plasma aluminium levels of four patients undergoing therapeutic plasmapheresis. This plasma aluminium loading resulted from contamination of albumin incorporated in the replacement fluids and took place during its...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Monteagudo F,Wood L,Jacobs P,Folb P,Cassidy M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein apheresis is applied to deplete low density lipoprotein and other apolipoprotein B containing lipoproteins in patients with severe familial hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia associated pancreatitis, or lipoprotein (a)-hyperlipoproteinemia. Anticoagulation of the extracorporeal circuit may influenc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Weiss R,Fischer MB,Weber V

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysphagia screening is oftentimes a focus of hospitalized patients, but dysphagia can also occur in outpatient settings. Dysphagia can be overlooked by nurses and clinicians, and it is therefore important to educate nurses on the importance of dysphagia screenings. METHODS:This was a randomized prospective ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： West J,Stutzman SE,Atem F,Olson DM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Effects of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) on immune cells and their cytokine production in MS, are unknown. Since interleukine-6 and tumor growth factor-β have critical roles in MS immunopathogenesis, the impacts of TPE on the expression of these cytokines and their receptors on the surface of CD4+ T lymph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Jamshidian A,Abd-Nikfarjam B,Khademi Z,Shaygannejad V,Salehi M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood flow property is one of the factors determining blood perfusion and oxygen supply. The viscosity of the blood is primarily related to the hematocrit, but also to the amount of fibrinogen and other macromolecules present in the blood. Patients with ischemic heart disease have shown a rapid and safe improvemen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Fadul JE,Linde T,Sandhagen B,Wikström B,Danielson BG

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 24 year old male with severe fistulating Crohn's disease who failed mutliple modalities of medical and surgical therapy. We present objective and subjective evidence of disease remission after induction and maintenance treatment with leukocyte apheresis. This is the first described case of su...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Tate D,Cairnes V,Valori R,Makins R

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) can occur following exposure to heparin and is characterized by thrombocytopenia with increased risk for thrombosis. This condition is mediated by formation of immunoglobulin G antibodies against platelet factor 4/heparin complexes that can subsequently lead to platelet activatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Raval JS,Park YA,Perjar I,Mazepa MA,Vincent BG,Ma AD,Rollins-Raval MA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow (BM) damage after previous chemotherapy, such as that involving alkylating agents, and radiation therapy alone cannot explain poor hematopoietic progenitor cell mobilization. We examined the T lymphocytes of BM in 67 autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (auto-PBSCT) patients with non-Hodgkin ly...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Oka S,Nohgawa M

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome is a rare event causing hepatic impairment with serious long-term side effects. Here, we describe a case of metabolic syndrome-related hepatic iron overload that showed a rapid, effective, and safe response to erythrocytapheresis. J. Clin. Apheresis 31:443-447, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Pe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Vetro C,Rosso R,Palmucci S,Russello M,Colletta G,Romeo MA,Ximenes B,Romano A,Palumbo GA,Di Raimondo F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to cryopreserve a portion of the cells treated during extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) would improve therapy logistics, particularly for pediatric patients, by allowing multiple therapeutic doses to be collected from a single apheresis session. However, the effect of cryopreservation on ECP-tre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Radwanski K,Heber C,Min K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a recognized complication of malignant hypertension (HTN). Such patients have blood pressures > or = 200/140 mmHg but the condition is defined by the presence of papilledema and is frequently complicated by acute renal failure. Here we report two patients with severe HTN (systolic >...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Egan JA,Bandarenko N,Hay SN,Paradowski L,Goldberg R,Nickeleit V,Brecher ME

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several regimens used in hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization in multiple myeloma (MM). Cyclophosphamide (Cy) is one of the most commonly used agents, although it does not always result in collecting adequate number of CD34+ cells. Recently, cytarabine (Ara-C) has been proposed as potentially...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Bogucka-Fedorczuk A,Czyz A,Kalicińska E,Sawicki M,Laszkowska-Lewko M,Wicherska-Pawłowska K,Rybka J,Szeremet A,Prajs I,Szymczak D,Wróbel T

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcal protein A efficiently binds immunoglobulins and circulating immune complexes (CIC) and provides an effective medium to remove immunoglobulins and CICs from plasma while sparing albumin and most coagulation proteins. Although it activates the complement system its clinical use abrogates the need for plas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Howe RB,Christie DJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood group incompatibility remains a significant barrier to kidney transplantation. Approximately, one-third of donors are blood group incompatible with their intended recipient. Options for these donor-recipient pairs include blood group incompatible transplantation or kidney paired donation. However, the optimal pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Yabu JM,Fontaine MJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Either bone marrow or peripheral blood may be harvested to provide hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) for autologous transplantation. Both, however, comprise heterogeneous cell populations. The HSC necessary for successful engraftment constitute a very small fraction of the cells harvested. After collection, the harvested...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Rowley SD

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of various donor and machine parameters on PLT yield in 127 PLT apheresis procedures, to optimize PLT yield achieving clinical and economic advantages. One hundred and twenty-seven apheresis procedures were analyzed. Age, gender, volume processed, Hb, and PLT precounts w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Enein AA,Hussein EA,El Shafie S,Hallouda M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), also known as nephrogenic sclerosing dermopathy (NSD), is a rare progressive fibrosing disease associated with gadolinium based dyes in patients with renal disease. The exact pathophysiology is not well understood. Accepted treatments include corticosteroids, immune modul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Poisson JL,Low A,Park YA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photopheresis has become a key component in the therapeutic armamentarium of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, graft-versus-host disease following stem cell transplant, and allograft rejection of solid organs such as heart. Although it is considered a new treatment modality in its present form, the field of phototherapy date...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Marques MB,Tuncer HH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobilized PBSC are the main source for allogeneic HSCT. We aimed to evaluate factors that affect CD34+ cell yield including the donor's age, gender, BSA, processed blood volume and the method of G-CSF dose calculation. Data from 170 healthy donors were analyzed. The concentration of CD34+ cells in the peripheral blood...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Machaczka M,Hägglund H,Staver E,Joks M,Hassan M,Wahlin BE,Axdorph Nygell U

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 37 year the role of plasma exchange in the treatment of patients with renal disease has undergone several changes. The majority of the changes for the use of plasma exchange relied on randomized control trials and delineations of mechanisms that potentially would benefit from the use of plasma exchange. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Clark WF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, low titer A plasma is used on a routine basis in bleeding trauma patients of unknown AB type. Three AB non-bleeding apheresis patients are presented here who safely received a combination of AB and low titer A plasma during therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). One control AB patient received AB plas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Kaplan A,Sevcik J,Kiss JE

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present clinical data on two boys with chronic relapsing polyneuropathy. Their recurrent episodes of weakness had produced marked disability which was unresponsive to continuous prednisone therapy. Plasmapheresis produced dramatic improvement in muscle strength and functional ability. The remissions induced have be...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Connor RK,Ziter FA,Anstall HB

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When harvesting peripheral progenitor cells (PPC) in children, the special situation of their circulatory system has to be taken into account. Therefore, extracorporeal blood volume and product volume should be small to avoid side effects. Nine children (age 2-14 years, weight 12.8-58.5 kg) with malignancies underwent...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Moog R,Basu O,Kremens B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, also called Upshaw-Schulman syndrome (USS), is a rare disease caused by genetic mutations in the ADAMTS13 gene, which severely decrease the activity of ADAMTS13, a metalloprotease that cleaves von Willebrand factor multimers (VWF). Genotypically identical patie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Kovarova P,Hrdlickova R,Blahutova S,Cermakova Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:ABO- or HLA-incompatible kidney transplantation is possible thanks to pretransplant antibody-depletion achieved by extracorporeal-treatment modalities. These methods induce depletion of some plasma proteins and may also impact on proteins involved in hemostasis. METHODS:To determine the impact of one sess...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Marlu R,Bennani HN,Seyve L,Malvezzi P,Janbon B,Noble J,Christophe M,Motte L,Imerzoukene F,Chevallier E,Rostaing L,Jouve T

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but severe disorder characterized by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, fever, renal failure, and neurologic manifestations. Plasma exchange is the most effective treatment for this condition reducing mortality from 90% in untreated patients to 10%. However, infecti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Illoh OC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobilized stem cells in the peripheral blood (PB) must be efficiently harvested at the appropriate time before autologous PB stem cell (PBSC) transplantation. Enumeration of CD34+ cells in the PB before apheresis predicts the number of PBSCs that can be collected, but the cytometric techniques used are complex and exp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical apheresis

authors： Mitani N,Yujiri T,Tanaka Y,Tanaka M,Fujii Y,Hinoda Y,Tanizawa Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00