title: Preparation of leucocyte poor blood for transfusion.
abstract: Three methods for the preparation of leucocyte poor red cells for transfusion have been evaluated. A new filtration (IMUGARD) method produced an easily prepared high quality leucocyte-poor preparation but which was not suitable for prolonged storage. A simple centrifugation method was suitable for the preparation of a sterile long life leucocyte-poor preparation and could be used for the majority of patients. A dextran sedimentation method was efficient in leucocyte removal but with the loss of a significant proportion of red cells.
mesh_terms: D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002498:Centrifugation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005374:Filtration; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes