Prestorage Leukocyte Depletion with In-Line Filtration of Whole Blood (1)
Prestorage Leukocyte Depletion with In-Line Filtration of Whole Blood in Comparison with Blood Component Leukocyte Depletion
In-line filtration of blood components appears to be an effective method to reduce white-cell-induced adverse reactions. People have investigated whether whole blood filtration (WBF), prior to component preparation, is comparable with filtration of already prepared blood components (CF), i.e. the red cell concentrate (RCC) and fresh plasma.
Conventionally prepared nonfiltered blood components served as a control. No significant differences for most parameters investigated were found between leukodepleted RCCs and plasma units prepared by CF or WBF.
