plateletpheresis /plate·let·phe·re·sis/ (plāt″let-fĭ-re´sis) thrombocytapheresis.
plateletpheresis
plateletpheresis
plate·let·phe·re·sis (pl t l t-f -r  ss, -f r-)n. A process in which platelets are removed from donated blood and the remaining components are returned to the donor. |
plateletpheresis
[plat′litfer′əsis]
Etymology: Fr, platelet + Gk, aphairesis, to carry away
the removal of platelets from withdrawn blood; the remainder of the blood being reinfused into the donor. Also called thrombapheresis, thrombotapheresis. Compare l eukapheresis, plasmapheresis. See also apheresis.
plateletpheresis
thrombocytapheresis.
plateletpheresis
Platelet apheresis Transfusion medicine The centrifugal separation of platelets from whole blood, with continuous or intermittent return of the RBCs and platelet-poor plasma to the donor; plateletpheresis is a form of
exchange transfusion used for Pts with extremely high–> 1-1.5 x 109/L platelet counts, which is linked to severe thrombotic and hemorrhagic phenomena; to prevent a rebound ↑ of platelets after the procedure, plateletpheresis must be
followed by cytotoxic therapy. See Therapeutic apheresis. Cf Cytapheresis, Leukapheresis.
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