Some uses of the continuous flow blood separator in the myeloproliferative syndrome

A continuous flow blood separator was used for leucapheresis in two patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia, complicated by pregnancy and leukastasis respectively, and for thrombocytopheresis in a patient with megakaryocytic myelosis. The cases described, outline some of the clinical uses of this ma...

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Published inAustralian and New Zealand journal of medicine Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 433
Main Authors Bell, R, Sullivan, J R, Hurley, T H, D'Apice, A J, Kincaid-Smith, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 01.08.1978
Subjects
Adult
Busulfan - therapeutic use
Female
Gangrene
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Leukapheresis - instrumentation
Leukapheresis - methods
Leukemia, Myeloid - diagnosis
Leukemia, Myeloid - drug therapy
Leukemia, Myeloid - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Myeloproliferative Disorders - diagnosis
Myeloproliferative Disorders - drug therapy
Myeloproliferative Disorders - therapy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
Thrombocytopenia - diagnosis
Thrombocytopenia - drug therapy
Thrombocytopenia - therapy
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Summary:A continuous flow blood separator was used for leucapheresis in two patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia, complicated by pregnancy and leukastasis respectively, and for thrombocytopheresis in a patient with megakaryocytic myelosis. The cases described, outline some of the clinical uses of this machine in the myeloproliferative syndrome.
ISSN:0004-8291
DOI:10.1111/j.1445-5994.1978.tb04919.x