| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3335195 | Transfusion and Apheresis Science | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Concentration of bone marrow aspirates is an important prerequisite prior to infusion of ABO incompatible allogeneic marrow and prior to cryopreservation and storage of autologous marrow. In this paper we present our experience in processing 15 harvested bone marrow for ABO incompatible allogeneic and autologous bone marrow (BM) transplantation using Cobe Spectra® cell separator. BM processing resulted in the median recovery of 91.5% CD34+ cells, erythrocyte depletion of 91% and volume reduction of 81%. BM processing using cell separator is safe and effective technique providing high rate of erythrocyte depletion and volume reduction, and acceptable recovery of the CD34+ cells.
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Authors
Dobrila Veljković, Olivera Šerbić Nonković, Zorica Radonjić, Miloš Kuzmanović, Željko Zečević,