title: Complications related to equipment and technique.
abstract: Automated cytapheresis, when performed by experienced operators using modern equipment, is remarkably free of adverse effects. A declining pattern of equipment failure and related problems has been recorded in the 220,000 procedures performed by the American Red Cross in the past 5 years. Other cytapheresis centers report similar findings. Current CBCS are safe and reliable, and defects in plastic disposables, while irritating, result in little danger to the donor. Operator vigilance and careful attention to the details of the procedure can eliminate the majority of serious potential complications that have been encountered to date.
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001782:Blood Donors; D001831:Body Temperature; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D012306:Risk; D014680:Veins / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D010795:Phthalic Acids