With several new chapters and expansions on previous chapters, anyone with specific questions about the scientific, technical and practical aspects of apheresis can discover the answers within this latest edition. Each chapter has been fully updated with the results of relevant clinical studies published since the second edition was released. We are particularly pleased to provide the latest ASFA indication category assignments as they appear in the special issue of the "Journal of Clinical Apheresis" published in 2010.
Development of Apheresis Instrumentation: Corbin, F.; Cullis, H.M.; Freireich, E.J.; Ito, Y.; Kellogg, R.M.; Latham, A.; McLeod, B.C.; Applications History: Taft, E.G.; Physiology of Apheresis: Crookston, K.P.; Novak, D.J.; Current Instrumentation for Apheresis: Burgstaler, E.A.; Selection and Care of Apheresis Donors: Anderson, C.; Automated Donations: Plasma, Red Cells, and Multicomponent Donor Procedures: Smith, J.W.; Apheresis Platelet Collection, Storage, Quality Assessment, and Clinical Use: Vassallo, R.R.; Murphy, S.; Provision of Apheresis Platelet Transfusions: Patient and Producer Perspectives: Price, T.H.; Matched Apheresis Platelets: McFarland, J.G.; Bacterial Contamination of Platelet Products: Koenig, S.C.; Brecher, M.E.; Park, Y.A.; Granulocyte (Neutrophil) Transfusion: Strauss, R.G.; Management of the Therapeutic Apheresis Patient: Chhibber, V.; King, K.E.; Therapeutic Leukocyte and Platelet Depletion: Bandarenko, N.; Lockhart, E.; Basic Principles of Therapeutic Blood Exchange: Weinstein, R.; Therapeutic Apheresis in Neurologic Disorders: McLeod, B.C.; Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Hematologic Diseases and Dysproteinemias: Kiss, J.E.; Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Renal and Rheumatic Diseases: Kaplan, A.A.; Apheresis in Solid Organ Transplantation: Marques, M.B.; Red Cell Exchange and Other Therapeutic Alterations of Red Cell Mass: Shaz, B.H.; Selective Extraction of Plasma Constituents: Winters, J.L.; Therapeutic Apheresis in Pediatric Patients: Kim, H.C.; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: An Overview: Wingard, J.R.; Wirk, B.; Brown, R.; Mobilization and Collection of Peripheral Blood Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells: Schwartz, J.; Padmanabhan, A.; Francis, R.O.; Linenberger, M.L.; Receipt, Processing, and Infusion of Hemato-poietic Progenitor and Therapeutic Cells: Bushnell, K.M.; Szczepiorkowski, Z.M.; Regenerative Medicine: Krause, D.S.; Scadden, D.T.; Autologous Cellular Immunotherapies: O'Neill, D.W.; Allogeneic Adoptive Immunotherapy with Apheresis Products: Porter, D.L.; Antin, J.H.; Photopheresis: Choi, J.; Foss, F.M.; Cellular Gene Therapy: Borge, P.D.; Klein, H.G.; Regulatory Environment for Apheresis Facilities and Personnel: Vauthrin, M.A.; Ferschke, J.; Principles of Quality Management for Apheresis Facilities: Chun, C.; Quality Management of Apheresis Personnel: Koetz, W.B.
