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In most cases, blood plasma is returned to the donor as well. However, in locations that have plasma processing facilities, a part of the donor's plasma can also be collected in a separate blood bag (see plasmapheresis). For example, in Australia around 5.9×10 11 platelets and 580 mL of plasma might be collected from an 88 kg donor.
Plasmapheresis (from the Greek πλάσμα, plasma, something molded, and ἀφαίρεσις aphairesis, taking away) is the removal, treatment, and return or exchange of blood plasma or components thereof from and to the blood circulation.
An exchange transfusion is a blood transfusion in which the patient's blood or components of it are exchanged with (replaced by) other blood or blood products. [1] The patient's blood is removed and replaced by donated blood or blood components.
The state health department's Breast and Cervical Cancer Program provides free Pap screenings at some clinics for uninsured people between the ages of 40 and 64.
CSL Plasma is a plasmapheresis company which claims to be one of the largest companies of its kind in the world. [1] [P 1] It is a subsidiary of CSL Limited, a biotechnology company based in Melbourne, Australia, but has their own headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. The company employs around 17,000 staff and has over 300 locations in multiple ...
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British acting legend Dame Joan Plowright has died at 95. The actor, who was married to fellow acting great, Lord Laurence Oliver from 1961 to his death in 1989, "died peacefully on Jan. 16, 2025 ...
Ambulatory care or outpatient care is medical care provided on an outpatient basis, including diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation services. This care can include advanced medical technology and procedures even when provided outside of hospitals.