Manual erythroexchange for chronic transfusion therapy in patients with sickle cell syndromes unresponsive to hydroxyurea: A long-term follow-up
✍ Scribed by Paola Carrara; Manuela Balocco; Valeria Pinto; Francesca Olcese; Anna Soldà; Paolo Strada; Gian Luca Forni
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 444 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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✦ Synopsis
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a Costs estimates for a 55-Kg patient based on: STT 5 2: filtered, washed, without buffy coat red blood cell units (250 ml Ht 80%)/ 4 week ? 249/ RBC U € 3 2 5 498 €. Desferoxamine f. 2g ? 11.05 € (40 mg/kg 3 5 days/week 5 11 g/week ? 5 f/ week 3 52 weeks/year). MEEX 5 2: filtered, washed, without buffy coat red blood cell units per procedure (498 €) 3 6 procedures/year. Consumables total 509.12 €/procedure, based on: saline solution 500 ml/procedure 5 0.9 €; needle/procedure 5 0.52 €; quadruple transfusion bag 5 6.4 €; single transfusion bag 5 3.3 €. EEX 5 6 filtered, washed, without buffy coat red blood cell units per procedure ? 249/ RBC U € 3 6 5 1494 €. Consumables total 2119.12 €/procedure, based on: kit for flow cell separator/procedure (625 €) 3 4 procedures/year; calcium gluconate per procedure 5 0.12 €.