title: Collection of red blood cell units by apheresis.
abstract: Two units of red blood cells (RBC) can be collected by modern apheresis devices. A short description of the collection process is given in the present review. Apheresis RBCs show improved functionality compared to RBCs collected by manual whole blood donation. Provided that double RBC donor eligibility criteria are respected, collection of 2-units RBC is safe and feasible.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Laboratory Network Brandenburg-Berlin GmbH, plusBlut GmbH, Germany. rmoog@hospital-laborverbund.de
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moog
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D016238:Cytapheresis / Q000379:methods*; D046148:Donor Selection / Q000379:methods; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans