Affiliation:
1. Department of Hematology, Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital, Xining, China.
Abstract
To evaluate the efficacy of erythrocyte apheresis on the treatment of secondary erythrocytosis. Patients with secondary erythrocytosis who had visited the Department of Hematology at the Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital between January 2021 and May 2022 were enrolled. Based on the treatment method used, the patients were divided into erythrocytapheresis group and bloodletting group. In total, 50 patients were treated using a hemocyte separator and 36 patients were treated with bloodletting. The outcomes of 2 groups were compared. Compared with the bloodletting group, the clinical symptoms improved, blood routine indicators such as RBC, Hb, and HCT significantly reduced, and the progression rate was lower in the erythrocytapheresis group. Erythrocytic apheresis is effective and safe for the treatment of secondary erythrocytosis.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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