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[Blood component therapy with additives]
1Karolinska Hospital Blood Centre, Stockholm, Schweden.
Beitrage Zur Infusionstherapie = Contributions to Infusion Therapy
|January 1, 1990
Summary
The SAGM-System efficiently removes leukocytes and platelets from donated blood. A similar system, the BAT-System, shows comparable results and potential for improved component reduction with optimization.
Area of Science:
- Blood banking and transfusion medicine.
- Biomedical engineering and device development.
Context:
- Sweden utilizes the SAGM-System for 96% of blood donations since 1988.
- The SAGM-System offers advantages over conventional blood bags without additive solutions.
- Routine processing removes 50-80% of leukocytes and over 80% of platelets.
Purpose:
- To compare the preparation efficacy of the SAGM-System with a similar Blood-Additives-Transfer (BAT) system.
- To evaluate two different semi-automatic separation systems for blood component preparation.
Summary:
- Both SAGM and BAT systems, using semi-automatic separation, yielded comparable results in blood component preparation.
- The SAGM-System effectively reduces leukocytes and platelets in donated blood.
- The BAT-System demonstrates potential for enhanced leukocyte and platelet reduction with procedural optimization, maintaining red cell yield.
Impact:
- Findings suggest the BAT-System could offer improved blood component purification with further refinement.
- Highlights the effectiveness of modern blood bag systems in improving blood product safety and efficacy.
- Provides insights for optimizing blood processing techniques in transfusion services.