National survey of apheresis activity in Italy (2000).
Data collection on apheresis in Italy throughout 2000, including techniques, machines, clinical indications and adverse effects, has been performed by means of a standardized questionnaire. These data provided from 102 Apheresis Units from 19 Italian regions, albeit rough, are sufficiently informative. In 2000 a total number of 164,943 apheresis procedures has been carried out, with a clear-cut prevalence of productive apheresis (90.8%), that has been performed by all Apheresis Units. Lombardy, Venetia and Liguria have been the most active regions for therapeutic apheresis (54.0% of the total activity). Adverse events, predominantly mild ones (i.e., paresthesia due to citrate-induced hypocalcemia) have occurred in 0.59% of productive and in 6.75% of therapeutic apheresis sessions, particularly in the course of peripheral blood stem cell collection (13.0%).
De Silvestro
Giustina
G
Apheresis Unit, Blood Transfusion Service, University Hospital of Padova, Italy. pd.trasf@tin.it
Marson
Piero
P
Russo
Gaspare Elios
GE
Vicarioto
Maria
M
Donadel
Carla
C
D001771:Blood Banks; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000379:methods*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002469:Cell Separation; D003625:Data Collection; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D012042:Registries; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires