RESUMEN

Erythrocytapheresis procedures, increasingly used in the management of patients with severe complications of sickle cell disease, are limited by adequate venous access. We have successfully used short-term femoral catheter insertion, during a 6.5-year period for a total of 443 procedures, to perform long-term erythrocytapheresis in 18 consecutive children with sickle cell disease.

Asunto(s)

Anemia de Células Falciformes/terapia , Cateterismo Periférico , Citaféresis , Eritrocitos , Adolescente , Cateterismo Periférico/métodos , Niño , Preescolar , Vena Femoral , Humanos , Factores de Tiempo