Abstract
Automated Red Cell Exchange (RCE) using apheresis machines has been known since the 1980s. We implemented the IHD RCE strategy using SPECTRA OPTIA in mid-2021 during the Corona Viral Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic with the intention to decrease the number of PRBC units used, rather than increasing the time interval between sessions. This single-centre retrospective study demonstrated the sustainability of IHD over 2.5 years. While some patients required an increase in the number of PRBC units used at initiation, we demonstrated a durable 18.5% reduction in number of PRBC units used without any significant change in FCR at 2.5 years.
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Nikhil Vojjala
Department of Internal Medicine, Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University School of Medicine, Pontiac, MI, United States of America
Rishab Prabhu Department of Internal Medicine, Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University School of Medicine, Pontiac, MI, United States of America
Janaka SS Liyanage Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States of America
Dipen Kumar Modi Department of Hematology-Oncology Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, United States of America
Jay Yang Department of Hematology-Oncology Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, United States of America
Andrew Kin
Department of Hematology-Oncology Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, United States of America
Indryas Woldie Department of Hematology-Oncology Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, United States of America
Asif Alavi Department of Hematology-Oncology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States of America
Vijendra Singh
Department of Hematology-Oncology Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, United States of America
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