title: A preliminary survey of the apheresis activity in Italy: a perspective for the Italian Registry of apheresis.
abstract: Data collection on the apheresis activity in Italy throughout 1997 was performed by means of a standardized questionnaire. These data, provided by 96 Apheresis Units from 13 Italian regions, albeit rough, are sufficiently informative. In 1997, a total number of 170,373 apheresis sessions was carried out, with a clear-cut prevalence of productive apheresis (92%) that was performed by all Apheresis Units. Lombardy, Venetia and Latium were the most active regions for therapeutic apheresis (56% of total activity).
authors.affiliation: Apheresis Unit, Blood Transfusion Service, General Hospital of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Silvestro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vicarioto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donadel
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D012042:Registries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires