Ingrid Parra Salinas1, Valle Recasens Flores1, María Ángeles Montañés1, José Antonio García-Erce2. 1. Servicio de Hematología y Hemoterapia, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España. 2. Banco de Sangre y Tejidos de Navarra, Pamplona, España; Grupo de Trabajo de la Sociedad Española de Transfusión Sanguínea «Hemoterapia basada en sentido común», España. Electronic address: jagarciaerce@gmail.com.
Abstract
Therapeutic erythrocytapheresis (TE) is a more efficient strategy compared to phlebotomy to deplete levels of haematocrit in primary and secondary erythrocytosis. OBJECTIVE: To analyse response rate and safety profile of TE in polycythemia vera (PV) and secondary erythrocytosis (SE). PATIENTS AND METHOD: Retrospective review of all patients with PV or SE treated with TE, due to phlebotomy failure, or comorbidities that prevented changes of blood volumen. RESULTS: 217 TE sessions (48 PV and 79 SE) corresponding to 20 patients (12 ES and 8 PV). Response were achieved in 87.5% of PV patients and in 50% of SE patients. Adverse effects related to TE performance occurred in 7.08%. CONCLUSION: Despite our small sample size and the heterogeneous nature of the patients included, we can postulate that TE is a secure strategy that can achieve haematocrit depletion in a shorter time than phlebotomy, specifically in PV patients and in selected cases of SE with expected haemodynamic intolerance to phlebotomies or in patients who fail to respond to phlebotomies.
Therapeutic erythrocytapheresis (TE) is a more efficient strategy compared to phlebotomy to deplete levels of haematocrit in primary and secondary erythrocytosis. OBJECTIVE: To analyse response rate and safety profile of TE in polycythemia vera (PV) and secondary erythrocytosis (SE). PATIENTS AND METHOD: Retrospective review of all patients with PV or SE treated with TE, due to phlebotomy failure, or comorbidities that prevented changes of blood volumen. RESULTS: 217 TE sessions (48 PV and 79 SE) corresponding to 20 patients (12 ES and 8 PV). Response were achieved in 87.5% of PV patients and in 50% of SE patients. Adverse effects related to TE performance occurred in 7.08%. CONCLUSION: Despite our small sample size and the heterogeneous nature of the patients included, we can postulate that TE is a secure strategy that can achieve haematocrit depletion in a shorter time than phlebotomy, specifically in PV patients and in selected cases of SE with expected haemodynamic intolerance to phlebotomies or in patients who fail to respond to phlebotomies.
Authors: Rushad Machhi; Ashley M Cunningham; Kenneth Hennrick; Karen A Schaser; Eliot C Williams; William Nicholas Rose Journal: Case Rep Hematol Date: 2022-08-11