apheresis
Also known as Blood Component Removal
Apheresis (ἀφαίρεσις (aphairesis, "a taking away")) is a medical technology in which the blood of a person is passed through an apparatus that separates one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy.
Key facts
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- Apheresis
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- Whole blood enters the centrifuge (1) and separates into plasma (2), leukocytes (3), and erythrocytes (4). Selected components are then drawn off (5).
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Research
34,299 papers- Mathematics of apheresis.Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis · 2023
- Apheresis and Covid-19.Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis · 2022
- Basics of apheresis and equipment.Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis · 2023
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Method
- Continuous flow centrifugation
- Intermittent flow centrifugation
- Centrifugation variables
- Types
- Donation
- Donor safety
- Kit problems
- Donor selection
- Plasticizer exposure
- Therapy
- Indications
- ASFA categories
- Diseases and disorders
- Fluid replacement during apheresis
- See also
- References
- External links
Apheresis (ἀφαίρεσις (aphairesis, "a taking away")) is a medical technology in which the blood of a person is passed through an apparatus that separates one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy.
One of the uses of apheresis is for collecting hematopoietic stem cells.