title: Rupture of the stem cell bag before stem cell infusion: Evolving standard operating procedures.
abstract: The lives of recipients of peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) depend upon the availability of PBPC. Rupture of stem cell bags does occur and can have devastating consequences. Each transplant center should agree on a rescue procedure and train its personnel to use it. We provide an example of such a procedure, and its update after the procedure was used for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of hematology, AZ Delta Wilgenstraat 2, B-8800 Roeselare, Belgium. Electronic address: dries.deeren@azdelta.be.
authors.forename: Dries
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deeren
authors.affiliation: Department of hematology, AZ Delta Wilgenstraat 2, B-8800 Roeselare, Belgium.
authors.forename: Evelyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dewulf
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012308:Risk Management; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Blood component removal; Hematopoietic stem cells; Risk management