Introdução: A técnica de doação de duplos concentrados de hemácias por aférese está disponível nos hemocentros desde 1997, quando este procedimento foi aprovado pela Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A legislação brasileira vigente segue as normas americanas para seleção de potenciais doadores de hemocomponentes por aférese e orienta que cada serviço tenha seu próprio protocolo para realizar esses procedimentos. Objetivo: Analisar o comportamento das reservas de ferro de doadores de duplos concentrados de hemácias por aférese, selecionados de acordo com as normas brasileiras vigentes a fim de auxiliar na definição de critérios seguros para seleção desses doadores. Casuística e Métodos: Foram coletadas amostras de sangue para exames de hemograma, ferro sérico, ferritina e UIBC (capacidade latente de ligação de ferro) de 75 doadores de hemácias duplas por aférese nos momentos pré-doação e quatro, cinco, seis e sete meses após a doação. A análise dos dados foi realizada com o uso do Graph Pad Prism versão 5.0. Resultados: A dosagem de ferritina pré-doação foi significativamente maior que nos meses subsequentes, mesmo após sete meses da coleta (148 ng/mL x 84,7 ng/mL x 91,2 ng/mL x 93,9 ng/mL x 112 ng/mL, p<0,0001). Não foi observada diferença significativa dos valores de hematócrito, ferro sérico e UIBC ao longo do estudo. Interessantemente, os doadores apresentaram contagem de hemoglobina na pré-doação menor que a coletada no sétimo mês após a doação de duplos concentrados de hemácias por aférese (15,3 g/dL x 15,7 g/dL , p<0.05). Os valores do volume corpuscular médio (VCM) foram significativamente menores com quatro e cinco meses após doação, comparados com os valores basais (87,67 FL x 86,74 FL, p<0,0001 e 87,67 FL x 87,27 FL, p<0,0161) e significativamente maiores com sete meses após a doação (87,67 FL x 88,14 FL, p=0,01). Foi observado aumento dos níveis de Hemoglobina corpuscular média (HCM) nos sexto (29,45 PG x 29,84 PG, p=0,0044) e sétimo meses após a doação (29,45 PG x 30,22 PG, p<0,0001), em comparação com os valores basais. Verificou-se, também, que os estoques de ferro apresentaram queda significativa após uma doação de duplos concentrados de hemácias, obtidos por aférese e que até sete meses após a doação não houve a devida recuperação dos estoques de ferro ao nível basal dos doadores em estudo. Houve, ainda, aumento dos valores da hemoglobina e do HCM e VCM a partir do sexto mês após a doação de hemácias duplas por aférese. Conclusão: Concluiu-se que, em doadores do sexo masculino de duplos concentrados de hemácias por aférese, a dosagem de ferritina deve ser realizada para melhor controle e segurança dos mesmos, e que se os valores da dosagem da ferritina forem <30 ng/dl, o doador deve ser impedido de doar; e se >30 ng/mL, recomenda-se liberar para nova doação somente após seis meses da doação anterior. Assim, novos estudos serão necessários para se adequarem as normas vigentes à população de doadores brasileiros, visando maior segurança e menor impacto da doação nos estoques de ferro do doador. / Introduction: The technique of double red cell donation by apheresis has been available in blood establishments since 1997, when this procedure was approved by the American FDA. The Brazilian legislation follows the American standards for the selection of potential donors of blood components by apheresis and advises every establishment to have their own protocol to carry out these procedures. Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the behavior of the iron reserves of donors of double red cells concentrate by apheresis, selected in accordance with current Brazilian standards, in order to help define safer criteria for the selection of these donors. Casuistic and Methods: Blood samples were collected from 75 donors of double red blood cells by apheresis for tests of blood count, serum iron, ferritin and UIBC at the moment before donation and at four, five, six and seven months after donation. Data analysis was done using Graph Pad Prism version 5.0. Results: Pre-donation ferritin was significantly higher than in the subsequent months, even after seven months of the collection (148 x 84.7 x 91.2 x 93.9 x 112 ng/mL, p<0.0001). Interestingly, donors showed hemoglobin count at pre-donation lower than the hemoglobin collected at the seventh month after the donation of double concentrates by apheresis (15.3 x 15.7 g/dL, p<0.05). No significant difference was observed in the values of hematocrit, serum iron, UIBC (iron binding capacity) four, five, six and seven months after the donation of double concentrates by apheresis when compared to basal levels. The MCV values were significantly lower four and five months after donation, compared to basal levels (87.67 x 86.74 FL, p<0.0001 and 87.67 x 87.27 FL, p<0.0161) and significantly higher after seven months after donation (87.67 x 88.14 FL, p=0.01). We observed an increase in MHC in the sixth month (29.45 x 29.84 PG, p=0.004 PG 4) and seventh month after donation compared to basal levels (29.45 x 30.22 PG, p<0.0001). This study observed that a donation of double blood red cell concentrates obtained by apheresis caused a significant drop in iron stores that persisted even after seven months after donation. Conclusion: We also verified an increase of hemoglobin, MCV and MHC values from the sixth month after donation, compared to basal levels. Probably, both the double red cell donation by apheresis and the stimulus of erythropoiesis might have influenced the slow recovery of donors\' iron stores in this study. Thus, novel studies are necessary to adjust the current standards to the population of Brazilian donors, aiming a greater safety and lower impact of donation in the donor\'s iron storage.

This thesis is about medical transfusion sphere, which has nowadays many deficits - as the other spheres in medical industry. Target of this thesis is a proposal of new equipment structure in transfusion service in the Czech Republic, which will be more effective then the existing one and which occurs a reduction of blood processing department. It includes not only calculation of basic expenses needed for installation new system and ensure operations for 5 years and comparison of both variants, but it includes also proposal of centralized managing and changes of staff secure of production process.

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Methods Three hundred thirty-nine patients (230 men, 109 women) treated with lipoprotein apheresis in Saxony, Germany, in 2018 are described in terms of age, lipid pattern, risk factors, cardiovascular events, medication, and number of new admissions since 2014, and the data are compared with figures from 2010 to 2013. Results Patients were treated by 45.5 physicians in 16 lipoprotein apheresis centers. With about 10 patients per 100 000 inhabitants, the number of patients treated with lipoprotein apheresis in Saxony is twice as high as in Germany as a whole. The median treatment time was 3 years. Almost all patients had hypertension; type 2 diabetes mellitus was seen significantly more often in patients with low Lipoprotein(a). Cardiovascular events occurred in almost all patients before initiation of lipoprotein apheresis, under apheresis therapy the cardiovascular events rate was very low in this high-risk group. For some cardiovascular regions even no events could be observed. Conclusions The importance of lipoprotein apheresis in Saxony had been increasing from 2010 to 2018.

Background: Atherosclerosis is considered a chronic inflammation of arterial vessels with the involvement of several immune cells causing severe cardiovascular diseases. Lipoprotein apheresis (LA) improves cardiovascular conditions of patients with severely disturbed lipid metabolism. In this context, little is known about the impact of LA on various immune cell populations, especially over time. Methods: Immune cells of 18 LA-naïve patients starting weekly LA treatment were analyzed before and after four apheresis cycles over the course of 24 weeks by flow cytometry. Results and Conclusions: An acute lowering effect of LA on T cell and natural killer (NK) cell subpopulations expressing CD69 was observed. The nonclassical and intermediate monocyte subsets as well as HLA-DR+ 6-sulfo LacNAc+ monocytes were significantly reduced during the apheresis procedure. We conclude that LA has the capacity to alter various immune cell subsets. However, LA has mainly short-term effects than long-term consequences on proportions of immune cells.

HINTERGRUND: Die meist wöchentlich stattfindende Lipidapherese (LA) kommt bei Patienten mit therapierefraktärer Hyperlipoproteinämie sekundärpräventiv zum Einsatz. Während umfangreiche Informationen zu deren Effizienz und Sicherheit vorliegen, fehlen valide Erhebungen zum subjektiven Befinden von Lipidapheresepatienten (LAP) und deren Erleben der invasiven extrakorporalen Behandlung. METHODEN: Diese monozentrisch durchgeführte Untersuchung schloss 23 LAP mit nachgewiesener KHK sowie 32 hospitalisierte nicht-extrakorporal behandelte KHK-Patienten (NEKP) und 31 Hämodialysepatienten (HDP) ein. Es erfolgten alters-, geschlechts- und morbiditätsadjustierte Vergleiche von gesundheitsbezogener Lebensqualität (GLQ) mittels PLC (Profil der Lebensqualität chronisch Kranker), Angst und Depressivität (HADS-D=deutsche Version der Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; Cutoff jeweils >7), Krankheitsverarbeitung (FKV-LIS=Freiburger Fragebogen zur Krankheitsverarbeitung) sowie des bei LAP und HDP anhand von Interviews erfassten Erlebens der extrakorporalen Behandlung. ERGEBNISSE: Von den LAP hatten 39.1% einen auffälligen HADS-D-Wert für Angst und 17.4% für Depressivität. Sowohl hinsichtlich dieser Symptome als auch der psychischen und sozialen GLQ waren die LAP den NEKP nicht unterlegen, während sie eine signifikant bessere physische GLQ aufwiesen. Im Vergleich mit den HDP zeigte sich eine jeweils teilweise signifikant bessere physische, psychische und soziale GLQ bei den LAP. Sie waren zudem signifikant weniger depressiv und tendenziell weniger ängstlich. Gegenüber den HDP gaben die LAP eine signifikant geringere Belastung (5.3 vs. 2.7 von 10) durch ihre extrakorporale Behandlung an. 72% nahmen die LA-Therapie als entlastend wahr (gegenüber 69% bei den HDP) und 70% würden sie uneingeschränkt weiterempfehlen. Unter den LAP dominierten eher vorteilhafte Krankheitsverarbeitungsmechanismen, worin sie sich allerdings nicht von den NEKP und HDP unterschieden. SCHLUSSFOLGERUNG: Die Akzeptanz der LA durch die Patienten und deren im Vergleich gute GLQ sowie psychische Befindlichkeit sind beachtlich. Durch die effektive ’Blutreinigung’ allein sind diese Ergebnisse jedoch nicht zu erklären. So drängen sich Fragen zu weiteren, auch psychischen, Wirkmechanismen der LA-Therapie auf.

A doação de plaquetas por aférese é um procedimento automatizado que permite a obtenção deste hemocomponente em grande quantidade e com ato grau de pureza; deste processo obtém-se um subproduto chamado Câmara de Leucorredução (CLR) que é descartado ao final da doação. São permitidas até 24 doações/ano; porém as possíveis consequências de doações frequentes para esses doadores são pouco investigadas. Assim, foram identificados e quantificados os leucócitos de doadores de plaquetas frequentes e de 1ª vez. Também foi avaliada a viabilidade do uso das células mononucleares da CLR para pesquisas. Observou-se mais células na CLR que no sangue e que a frequência das populações é similar. O estado de ativação e a capacidade funcional (proliferação e produção de citocinas) foram similares entre CLR e sangue, assim como a taxa de apoptose espontânea. Entre doadores frequentes e de primeira vez não houve diferença no número de leucócitos, sugerindo que doações recorrentes não alteraram as populações leucocitárias. / Plateletpheresis is an automatized procedure to obtain high purity platelet for transfusions. From this procedure its possible to obtain a byproduct: The Leukoreduction system chamber (LRSC), which is discarded at the end of donation process. This type of donation allows 24 donation/year, but the consequences of frequent donations are poorly investigated. Therefore, we identified and quantified leukocytes of frequent and first time platelet donor. Also, was evaluated the viability, for research, of mononuclear cells recovery from LRSC. The total number of mononuclear cells was higher in LRSC than in peripheral blood samples, but the frequencies were similar in all the samples. Activation state and functional capacity (measured by cell proliferation and cytokine production) were similar in both, blood and LRSC mononuclear cells, as well as spontaneous apoptosis. Among frequent (6 or more donations in 1 year) and first time donor, there was no difference in the leukocyte total number, suggesting that frequent donation do not modify these cells.

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