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Review
. 2019 Dec;46(6):394-406.
doi: 10.1159/000503937. Epub 2019 Nov 6.

Recommendations for Therapeutic Apheresis by the Section "Preparative and Therapeutic Hemapheresis" of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology

Nina Worel  1 , Behrouz Mansouri Taleghani  2 , Erwin Strasser  3
Affiliations
Review

Recommendations for Therapeutic Apheresis by the Section "Preparative and Therapeutic Hemapheresis" of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology

Nina Worel et al. Transfus Med Hemother. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

The section "Preparative and Therapeutic Hemapheresis" of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI) has reviewed the actual literature and updated techniques and indications for evidence-based use of therapeutic apheresis in human disease. The recommendations are mostly in line with the "Guidelines on the Use of Therapeutic Apheresis in Clinical Practice" published by the Writing Committee of the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) and have been conducted by experts from the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) region.

Keywords: Extracorporeal photopheresis; Leukodepletion; Plasma exchange; Therapeutic apheresis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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