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Topic: Apheresis

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Apheresis
		Apheresis is a medical technology in which the blood of a donor or patient is passed through an apparatus that separates out one particular constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation.
		In medicine, LDL apheresis is a form of apheresis, resembling dialysis, to eliminate the cholesterol-containing particle low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from the bloodstream.
		Apheresis donors' donations go through additional typing called Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing to ensure that the match between donor and recipient is as close as possible.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Apheresis (1037 words)

	Apheresis \| Give Life \| American Red Cross
		Apheresis is most commonly used to collect platelets and plasma.
		Many apheresis donors find the knowledge that they are helping a specific individual in need particularly rewarding.
		Apheresis donations are by appointment only — call 1-800-GIVE LIFE to schedule an appointment.
	www.givelife2.org /donor/apheresis.asp (377 words)

	Blood & Tissue Services \| Donating Platelets
		Apheresis (ay-fur-ee-sis) is a special kind of blood donation that allows a donor to give specific blood components, such as platelets.
		During the apheresis procedure, all but the needed blood component are returned to the donor.
		During an apheresis donation, blood is drawn from your arm into an automated cell separator.
	www.psbc.org /programs/platelets.htm (408 words)

	Lymphoma Information Network - Stem Cell Collection
		A PBSC collection is a procedure involving the separation and collection of a particular type of white blood cell from the peripheral blood.
		The medical staff will set the apheresis system to collect a certain type of white blood cell called a mononuclear cell or MNC.
		Information on Apheresis from the Indiana Blood and Marrow Transplantation program
	www.lymphomainfo.net /therapy/transplants/stemcell.html (529 words)

	Apheresis - American Red Cross Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Literally meaning “to separate,” an apheresis donation actually separates your blood into components as you sit in the donation chair.
		In an apheresis donation, you are donating platelets.
		Those with high platelet counts are ideal for apheresis donation.
	www.my-redcross.org /index.cfm/p/Apheresis (506 words)

	Apheresis
		Apheresis procedures are used to collect platelets, plasma, and white blood cells.
		Apheresis is done by drawing blood from one of the donor's arms through sterile tubing into a centrifuge located in a cell separator machine.
		Apheresis donors are tissue typed, and called when components are needed for a patient with a compatible blood type.
	www.heggen.net /health/apheresis.htm (493 words)

	Upstate Medicare Division, HealthNow NY, Inc.; LDL APHERESIS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		LD L Apheresis is limited to patients with clinical and laboratory criteria specified in the Indications section of this policy.
		LDL apheresis is limited to patients who have failed a minimum six-month continuous trial of maximally tolerated drug therapy, defined as a minimum six-month trial of maximally tolerated doses of a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin), in combination with at least one other lipid lowering medication: fibric acid derivative, niacin/nicotinic acid, or bile acid sequestrant.
		Claims will be denied if LDL apheresis is performed without fulfillment of the requirements in the Indications section of this policy, or if LDL apheresis is performed in violation of one or more of the limitations in the Limitations section.
	www.umd.nycpic.com /CAC_DRAFT_LDLApheresis.html (1860 words)

	Apheresis Centers -- NMDP
		NMDP apheresis centers are usually located within an NMDP donor center or a nearby hospital.
		Apheresis centers work with the NMDP Search and Transplant Services Department and an NMDP donor center to schedule PBSC collection at a time that meets the needs of both the recipient and the donor.
		To ensure the quality of the donor's care, each NMDP apheresis center meets and maintains strict standards, which are described in the Apheresis Center Participation Criteria (PDF).
	www.marrow.org /ABOUT/NMDP_Network/Apheresis_Centers/index.html (197 words)

	Clinical Trial: Apheresis to Obtain Plasma or White Blood Cells for Laboratory Studies
		Apheresis is a method of collecting larger quantities of certain blood components than can safely be collected through a simple blood draw.
		Patients 7 years of age and older with a parasitic infection or condition associated with a parasitic infection (i.e., elevated levels of IgE antibodies or of a type of white cell called eosinophils) who are currently enrolled in a NIH clinical research protocol may be eligible for this study.
		This protocol is specifically designed to conform to the requirements of the Apheresis Unit for donors to have apheresis procedures (greater than 7 years of age and greater than 25 kg) but the protocol in itself is not a research protocol.
	www.clinicaltrials.gov /ct/show/NCT00001349?order=23 (549 words)

	IBMT: FAQ - Apheresis
		Apheresis is the process of extracting blood components from the peripheral blood with the help of an apheresis machine.
		During apheresis, the patient or donor is connected to the apheresis machine.
		To collect sufficient stem cells, the apheresis process must be performed for at least two consecutive days, although five or more procedures may be necessary.
	www.ibmtindy.com /faq/apheresis.htm (515 words)

	Apheresis
		Apheresis is an unusual kind of blood donation.
		Apheresis procedures are used to collect plasma, platelets or white cells.
		Apheresis procedures are performed by qualified apheresis personnel.
	chapters.redcross.org /ct/bloodservices/pheresis.htm (648 words)

	American Red Cross : Apheresis Donation
		Although a small amount of platelets are present in a whole blood donation, it takes approximately five whole blood donations to yield as many platelets as a single apheresis donation.
		Enough platelets are given in one apheresis donation to help one or even two hospital patients.
		If you are an apheresis donor, you can still make your regular whole blood donation.
	www.pleasegiveblood.org /donating/apheresis.php (617 words)

	Apheresis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The process of apheresis involves removal of whole blood from a patient or donor.
		The purpose of therapeutic apheresis is to remove a component of the blood which contributes to a disease state.
		Plasmapheresis: within the plasma are contained antibodies and antigen-antibody complexes that may contribute to the deleterious effects of autoimmune diseases.
	www-medlib.med.utah.edu /WebPath/TUTORIAL/BLDBANK/BBAPHER.html (372 words)

	Donating - Apheresis
		Apheresis is a special kind of donation that allows a donor to give specific blood components, such as platelets, plasma, or red blood cells.
		Apheresis can be donated at the Anchorage center between the hours of 9am and 5:30pm, Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 9am to 3pm.
		Anyone who meets the criteria for a whole blood donation, and has previously donated a unit of whole blood with us, is eligible to donate through apheresis.
	www.bloodbankofalaska.org /donating/apheresis.html (583 words)

	Cedars-Sinai Heart Center - LDL Apheresis
		Some patients who have dangerously high cholesterol, however, do not respond to strong drug treatments.
		Cedars-Sinai Medical Center now has the first LDL apheresis program in California, providing the needed treatment for many patients who have no other alternative.
		LDL refers to what is known as the "bad" cholesterol.
	www.csmc.edu /2350.html (390 words)

	American Red Cross
		Using a technique called apheresis, blood is drawn from the donor's vein into an apheresis instrument, which separates the blood into separate portions by centrifugation.
		By appropriately adjusting the instrument, a selected portion of the blood, such as the platelets, can be recovered, while the rest of the blood is returned to the donor either into the same vein or into a vein in the other arm.
		By using a special method called apheresis, whole blood is separated into components, and the platelets are removed.
	www.redcross.org /services/biomed/0,1082,0_554_,00.html (506 words)

	Apheresis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The process of apheresis involves removal of whole blood from a patient or donor.
		The purpose of therapeutic apheresis is to remove a component of the blood which contributes to a disease state.
		Plasmapheresis: within the plasma are contained antibodies and antigen-antibody complexes that may contribute to the deleterious effects of autoimmune diseases.
	library.med.utah.edu /WebPath/TUTORIAL/BLDBANK/BBAPHER.html (372 words)

	The American Society for Apheresis Presents an Educational Webinar Series on Regulatory and Accreditation Oversight of ...
		The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) (www.apheresis.org), an organization dedicated to leading the field of apheresis through patient and donor care, research, education, and advocacy, is pleased to announce a two-part educational webinar series focusing on regulatory and accreditation oversight of apheresis programs.
		Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) November 15, 2006 -- The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) (www.apheresis.org), an organization dedicated to leading the field of apheresis through patient and donor care, research, education, and advocacy, is pleased to announce a two-part educational webinar series focusing on regulatory and accreditation oversight of apheresis programs.
		ASFA represents a broad range of professionals involved in donor apheresis, apheresis in transplantation, and therapeutic apheresis.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/11/emw478855.htm (676 words)

	The Blood Center of New Jersey
		An apheresis donation involves giving one component of blood, usually platelets, but also plasma or red cells.
		During the apheresis procedure, blood is drawn from your arm and passed through a collection kit in a blood-separating machine that separates and collects the platelets, plasma, or red cells and returns the rest of your blood to you.
		Red cells from people with types O negative, A negative, and B negative are also valuable since these are the types of red cells that are chronically in short supply.
	www.bloodnj.org /apheresis.htm (266 words)

	American Society of Hematology: The Hematologist
		Perhaps most significantly, the one-third of patients maintained on LDL apheresis procedures in the non-hospital setting were increasingly being denied treatment because of lack of reimbursement.
		There was concern on the part of ASH that the Society was recognized by the AMA as a leadership voice for apheresis while the ACRh did not possess the expertise to mount a credible defense of a proposal in the apheresis field.
		Thus the Committee on Practice of ASH partnered with ACRh and with the American Society for Apheresis to propose outpatient practice expense reimbursement for three of the six therapeutic apheresis codes (plasma exchange, immunoadsorption and LDL-apheresis).
	www.hematology.org /publications/hematologist/jas04/practicing.cfm (782 words)

	LDL Apheresis
		You should speak to your physician or make an appointment to be seen if you have questions or concerns about this information or your medical condition.
		LDL apheresis is a procedure similar to kidney dialysis that targets the "bad" cholesterol containing particles including LDL, VLDL, and Lp(a).
		Individuals undergoing LDL apheresis would go to the Transfusion and Apheresis Service in the University Hospital every two weeks or as indicated by the lipid specialists.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/aha/umapheresis.htm (407 words)

	Giving Blood \| Apheresis Donation
		With a method called apheresis (ay-fur-EE-sis), you can donate individual blood components such as platelets, plasma, and red blood cells.
		Six times more platelets can be collected at one time through apheresis than through whole-blood donation.
		On the occasion of his 40th apheresis donation recently, Grand Rapids area donor Richard Hull treated Michigan Community Blood Centers Donor Services staff to a fruit basket - and in turn they gave him a new apheresis achievement pin and a T-shirt.
	www.miblood.org /giving_blood/apheresis.html (367 words)

	American Society for Apheresis — Home
		ASFA is an organization of physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals whose mission is to lead the field of apheresis through patient and donor care, research, education, and advocacy.
		The vision of ASFA is to be the preeminent forum for the introduction of new information and the exchange of ideas in the field of apheresis medicine.
		We will serve as the unified voice for patients, donors, investigators, and practitioners to advance the development and delivery of programs and services in the field of apheresis.
	www.apheresis.org (138 words)

	LDL Apheresis
		The H.E.L.P.™ System provided in the U.S. by B. Braun Medical is a proven procedure, known as LDL Apheresis, which selectively removes LDL cholesterol from the patient's bloodstream while leaving other blood components intact.
		Once the patient's blood is removed from a vein in the arm, the plasma is separated from the rest of the blood using a membrane plasma filter.
		Braun's Plasmat®-secura is an automated machine with built-in safety features, including air detectors and various alarms, that monitors and controls the LDL Apheresis procedure from start to finish.
	www.bbraunusa.com /index.cfm?uuid=7E30D9B5D0B759A1E3EE6AA31A7A0F59 (262 words)

	Harvesting stem cells from the bloodstream (apheresis)
		Most healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60 can donate stem cells from their blood.
		Collecting or harvesting stem cells from your bloodstream is called apheresis.
		In rare cases, a temporary anemia develops after a person donates stem cells by apheresis.
	www.ghc.org /kbase/topic.jhtml?docId=uq1026&secId=uq1026-sec (327 words)

	ScienceDirect - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 219-330 (June 2007)
		ScienceDirect - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 219-330 (June 2007)
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		Therapeutic apheresis: Results from a single center in Turkey
	www.sciencedirect.com /science/journal/14730502 (691 words)

	Clinical Trial: Mobilization of Stem Cells With AMD3100, Chemotherapy and G-CSF in Multiple Myeloma or Non-Hodgkin's ...
		The only change to the standard of care is the addition of AMD3100 to a mobilization regimen of chemotherapy and G-CSF.
		After the first apheresis, AMD3100 will be given at 10PM, 10 hours before the second apheresis the next day or in the morning of the second day, 6 hours before the second apheresis.
		The apheresis yields on day one and day two will be compared.
	www.clinicaltrials.gov /show/NCT00322387 (376 words)

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