Abstract
From September 1985 to May 1986, 106 healthy volunteers underwent automated plasmapheresis in our Institution (CT-AVIS, PAVIA) using four different types of equipment. The aim of this study was to verify the feasibility of harvesting plasma from a single donor and to ascertain:
1) the acceptability of the procedure to donors;
2) the speed, economy and safety of the different types of equipment;
3) the quality of the plasma.
The equipment employed in this study was:
a) PCS (Plasma Collection System-Haemonetics)
b) FILTRA (Dideco)
c) PLASMAPUR (Organon Teknika).
d) AUTOPHERESIS C™ - (Hemascience).
All four used a single-needle technique.
Procedures were well tolerated by donors; no significant changes were observed in pre- and post- procedure laboratory values.
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