Abstract
Apheresis machines separate whole blood into cellular and plasma fractions. This allows for therapeutic interventions through removal of pathologic substances from these fractions (e.g., therapeutic plasma exchange to remove acetylcholine receptor antibodies in patients with myasthenia gravis) or by isolation and treatment of a specific blood component (e.g., collection and photoactivation of WBCs to induce immunomodulation by extracorporeal photopheresis). Apheresis procedures are also used to collect blood products for transfusion and hematopoietic progenitor cells for transplant. This chapter focuses on the basic principles of apheresis procedures, indications for therapeutic apheresis that are supported by evidence-based guidelines, and the management of adverse events associated with these procedures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis, and Hemostasis |
Subtitle of host publication | Review Questions and Case Studies |
Editors | Huy Pham, Lance Williams, III |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Chapter | 14 |
Pages | 327-351 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128039991 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128040300 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 20 2017 |
Keywords
- Citrate toxicity
- Plasmapheresis
- Red blood cell exchange
- Stem cell collection
- Therapeutic plasma exchange
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)