title: A nephrology based mobile extracorporeal therapy service.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an essential part of the medical community services in any metropolitan area. We discuss the background, development, and maintenance of a TA program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A successful program has immediate response, knowledgeable nurses and physicians, and ongoing continuing quality initiatives. Nurses should ultimately be trained to be a Hemapheresis Practitioner (HP).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A metropolitan-wide TA program was successfully initiated and maintained with proper physician and nursing input using our guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Lakeland Acute Services, 4820 Lodge Lane, Excelsior, Minneapolis, MN 55331, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.forename: Patricia Jost
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Golden
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008503:Medical Staff; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009398:Nephrology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011996:Records; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D000078329:Workforce