Therapeutic transfusions of granulocytes collected by simple bag method for children with cancer and neutropenic infections: Results of a single-centre pilot study

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-76

  Kikuta, A ^a   Ohto, H ^a   Nemoto, K ^a   Mochizuki, K ^a   Sano, H ^a   Ito, M ^a   Suzuki, H ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bag method; Cancer; Granulocyte transfusion; Infection; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAG METHOD; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; BONE PAIN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSION; GRANULOCYTE YIELD; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; CELL SEPARATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE TRANSFUSION; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPENIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33744720372     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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