A comparison of the results obtained with traditional phlebotomy and with therapeutic erythrocytapheresis in patients with erythrocytosis

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-23

  Vecchio, Sisto ^a   Leonardo, Patrizia ^a   Musuraca, Vittoria ^a   D'Ettoris, Anna Rita ^a   Geremicca, Walter ^a  

^a Ospedale S Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erythrocytapheresis; Erythrocytosis; Haematocrit; Phlebotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHERESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTAPHERESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PHLEBOTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 47749085891     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2007.0010-06     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Thomas DJ, Marshall J, Ross-Russel RW, et al. Effect of haematocrit on cerebral blood-flow in man. Lancet 1977; ii: 941-3.
2. Pearson TC, Wetherley-Mein G. Vascular occlusive episodes and venous haematocrit in primary proliferative polycythaemia. Lancet 1978; ii: 1219-22.
3. Williams WJ, Bentler E, Erslev AJ, Rundles RW. Hematology. New York, NY, Mc Graw-Hill-Book Company, 1977.
4. Di Lollo F, Di Lollo S. Poliglobulie croniche dell'adulto e danni vascolari. Rec Progr Med 1985; 76: 135-8.
5. Breda R, Ciappi G. Il Salasso. Atti 78° Congr. Soc. It. Med. Int., Pozzi, Roma, 1977.
6. Doll DC, Greenberg BR. Cerebral thrombosis in smokers' polycythemia. Ann Int Med 1985; 102, 786-7.
7. Berk PD, Golberg JD, Donovan PB, et al. Therapeutic recommendations in Polycythemia Vera Group protocols. Semin Hematol 1986; 23: 132-43.
8. Gruppo Italiano Studio Policitemia: Polycythemia vera: the natural history of 1213 patients followed 20 years. Ann Int Med 1995; 123: 656-64.
9. Tefferi A. Current management of polycythemia vera [review]. Leuk Lymphoma 2002; 43: 1-7.
10. Geddo E, Rossi L, Cerboni D, et al. Introduzione ai principi generali dell'emodiluzione. La Trasf del Sangue 1985; 30: 101-4.
11. Mannini L, Graziani G, Bartoli V, et al. Emodiluizione nella policitemia vera e nell'eritrocitosi: esperienza clinica e di laboratorio. Boll Agg Soc It Emaferesi 1987; 3 (suppl.): 29-32.
12. Valbonesi M, Bruni R. Clinical application of therapeutic erythrocytapheresis (TEA). Trasf Scienc 2000; 22: 183-94.
13. Kaboth U, Rumpf KW, Kiersch T, et al. Advantages of isovolemic large-volume erythrocytapheresis as a rapidly effective and long-lasting treatment modality for red blood cell depletion in patients with polycythemia vera. Ther Apher 1997; 1: 131-4.
14. Staack D, Stange K, Schnurstein K. Appropriate application of erythroapheresis in treating various internal medical conditions. Transfus Science 1999; 21: 240-1.
15. Migliaccio M, D'Agostino MP, D'Angiolino A, et al. Ruolo dell'eritrocitoaferesi nella terapia della poliglobulia secondaria. La Trasf del Sangue 1998; 43 (suppl): 77.
16. Cabibbo S, Bonomo P. Eritroaferesi ed eritroexchange con separatore cellulare. Abstracts 2°incontro SIMTI - Abruzzo, Montesilvano 16-17 May 2003.