Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 61-71, February 2004

National survey of apheresis activity in Italy (2000)☆

  • Giustina De Silvestro

      Affiliations

    • Apheresis Unit, Blood Transfusion Service, University Hospital of Padova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39-49-8212842; fax: +39-49-8212848
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  • Piero Marson

      Affiliations

    • Apheresis Unit, Blood Transfusion Service, University Hospital of Padova, Italy
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  • Gaspare Elios Russo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics, Institute of Clinica Medica I, University of La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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  • Maria Vicarioto

      Affiliations

    • Apheresis Unit, Blood Transfusion Service, University Hospital of Padova, Italy
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  • Carla Donadel

      Affiliations

    • Apheresis Unit, Blood Transfusion Service, University Hospital of Padova, Italy

Received 1 February 2003; received in revised form 1 May 2003; accepted 1 May 2003.

Abstract 

Data collection on apheresis in Italy throughout 2000, including techniques, machines, clinical indications and adverse effects, has been performed by means of a standardized questionnaire. These data provided from 102 Apheresis Units from 19 Italian regions, albeit rough, are sufficiently informative.

In 2000 a total number of 164,943 apheresis procedures has been carried out, with a clear-cut prevalence of productive apheresis (90.8%), that has been performed by all Apheresis Units. Lombardy, Venetia and Liguria have been the most active regions for therapeutic apheresis (54.0% of the total activity). Adverse events, predominantly mild ones (i.e., paresthesia due to citrate-induced hypocalcemia) have occurred in 0.59% of productive and in 6.75% of therapeutic apheresis sessions, particularly in the course of peripheral blood stem cell collection (13.0%).

Keywords:  Productive apheresis, Therapeutic apheresis, Peripheral blood stem cell collection, Autotransfusion, National Apheresis Registry, Italy

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☆ The authors represent the Italian Society of Hemapheresis (SIDE).

PII: S1473-0502(03)00198-8

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2003.05.003

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 61-71, February 2004

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