Repeated apheresis donations cause important iron deficiency in male Japanese donors
Blood remaining in the apheresis machine circuit and diversion of the initial blood flow have been implicated in iron deficiency for many years. Taking the present results, the manufacturer of apheresis equipment was requested to improve it to allow rinseback of the remaining blood, which was achieved only for plateletpheresis. Until further improvement, plasmapheresis frequency was reduced to 12 times a year. Additional measures, such as oral supplementation of iron, need to be considered.
Authors
- Rie Okubo
- Katsuya Ikuta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7903-5366)
- Takeshi Odajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7984-5545)
- Shuichi Kino
- Masahiro Satake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4660-6839)
- Fumihiko Ishimaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-6083)
- Nelson H. Tsuno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-6500)
- Koji Matsuzaki
- Junko Iwasaki
- Junko Murakami
- Kazuo Muroi
- Kaori Kitsukawa
Institutions
- Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan (JP)
- Japanese Red Cross Fukuoka Hospital (JP)
- Nagano Red Cross Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13720
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.91