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pheresis

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phe·re·sis  (f-rss, fr-)
n. Informal
Apheresis.
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Noun1.pheresis - a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysispheresis - a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
dialysis - separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
plasmapheresis - plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
plateletpheresis - platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor


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Today, MIMA's monthly transfusion average is 150 leukoreduced RBCs, 15 platelet pheresis units, and two to four fresh-frozen plasmas.
Apheresis (or pheresis or hemapheresis) is a procedure in which blood is drawn from a donor and separated into components, some of which are retained, such as plasma, and the remainder is returned by transfusion to the donor.
A variety of different agents and techniques such as methylene blue (nitric oxide inhibitor), sympathicomimetic agents, somatostatin analogues, exchange plasma pheresis and physical occlusion of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations have been employed in attempts to treat HPS, although none should be recommended for use at present.
 
 
 
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