Apheresis: Basic Principles, Practical Considerations and
Apheresis: Basic Principles, Practical Considerations and
Apheresis: Basic Principles, Practical Considerations and
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<strong>Apheresis</strong>- Mechanism of Action<br />
•Large-bore intravenous catheter connected to a<br />
spinning centrifuge bowl<br />
•Whole blood is drawn from donor/patient into the<br />
centrifuge bowl<br />
•The more dense elements, namely the RBC, settle to<br />
the bottom with less dense<br />
elements such as WBC <strong>and</strong><br />
platelets overlying the RBC<br />
layer <strong>and</strong> finally, plasma at<br />
the very top.
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