Publications by authors named "Virginia Strineholm"
The WAA apheresis registry contains data on more than 140,000 apheresis procedures conducted in 12 different countries. The aim is to give an update of indications, type and number of procedures and adverse events (AEs). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The WAA-registry is used for registration of apheresis procedures and is free of charge.
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- Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is a special treatment for patients with serious illnesses that don't get better with regular medicine.
- Researchers gathered data from over 104,000 TA procedures on more than 15,000 patients to learn more about its effects and outcomes.
- Most patients needed it to collect stem cells for treatment, and the number of side effects has gone down a lot in recent years, showing that the treatment is becoming safer.