title: Therapeutic apheresis.
abstract: 1. Patients cared for by intensive care, medical and neurological nurses may require therapeutic apheresis. 2. Apheresis involves the separation of blood into its component parts and the removal of one of these. 3. Therapeutic apheresis is an invasive technique which may have serious complications for the patient and pose an infection risk to the nurse. 4. Nurses must make this daunting procedure as problem-free and comfortable for their patients as possible.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Purandare
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans