TY - JOUR
T1 - WBC reduction in RBC concentrates by prestorage filtration
T2 - Multicenter experience
AU - Yomtovian, Roslyn
AU - Gernsheimer, Terry
AU - Assmann, Susan F.
AU - Mohandas, Kala
AU - Lee, Tzong Hae
AU - Kalish, Leslie A.
AU - Busch, Michael P.
PY - 2001/8
Y1 - 2001/8
N2 - BACKGROUND: As universal leukocyte (WBC) reduction (ULR) is being considered as a new standard, few data are available on the performance of WBC-reduction filtration in routine practice. The performance of WBC-reduction in RBCs, using varied filtration practices, in meeting the current FDA requirement (<5 × 106). Council of Europe (EC) recommendation, the proposed FDA requirement (<1 × 106), and a more stringent proposal (<5 × 105) for residual WBCs per RBC unit was assessed and compared. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Participating facilities were the 11 sites of the Viral Activation Transfusion Study (VATS), a prospective study of the impact of transfusion with and without WBC-reduction on survival and HIV viral load in HIV-1-infected patients. Patients randomly assigned to undergo WBC reduction were required to receive RBCs <14 days old that had undergone prestorage (within 72 hours of collection) WBC-reduction filtration by a method devised to achieve a postf iltration WBC count of <5 × 106. Residual WBC quantitation was performed by PCR in the central VATS laboratory by using frozen WBC-reduced RBC samples obtained at issue for transfusion. RESULTS: A total of 1869 WBC-reduced RBC units were studied. Filtration practices varied within and between sites. There were significant differences in mean residual WBC counts at the 11 sites (p<0.001). Among the WBC-reduced RBC units, 0.8 percent exceeded 5 × 106 WBCs per unit, 8.3 percent exceeded 1 × 106 WBCs per unit, and 14.3 percent exceeded 5 × 105 WBCs per unit. CONCLUSION: Residual WBCs in WBC-reduced RBC units vary within and between sites. WBC reduction was successful, in that over 99 percent and 91 percent of VATS WBC-reduced RBC units met US and EC thresholds, respectively. However, the small but measurable failure rate indicates that not every unit will meet these guidelines.
AB - BACKGROUND: As universal leukocyte (WBC) reduction (ULR) is being considered as a new standard, few data are available on the performance of WBC-reduction filtration in routine practice. The performance of WBC-reduction in RBCs, using varied filtration practices, in meeting the current FDA requirement (<5 × 106). Council of Europe (EC) recommendation, the proposed FDA requirement (<1 × 106), and a more stringent proposal (<5 × 105) for residual WBCs per RBC unit was assessed and compared. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Participating facilities were the 11 sites of the Viral Activation Transfusion Study (VATS), a prospective study of the impact of transfusion with and without WBC-reduction on survival and HIV viral load in HIV-1-infected patients. Patients randomly assigned to undergo WBC reduction were required to receive RBCs <14 days old that had undergone prestorage (within 72 hours of collection) WBC-reduction filtration by a method devised to achieve a postf iltration WBC count of <5 × 106. Residual WBC quantitation was performed by PCR in the central VATS laboratory by using frozen WBC-reduced RBC samples obtained at issue for transfusion. RESULTS: A total of 1869 WBC-reduced RBC units were studied. Filtration practices varied within and between sites. There were significant differences in mean residual WBC counts at the 11 sites (p<0.001). Among the WBC-reduced RBC units, 0.8 percent exceeded 5 × 106 WBCs per unit, 8.3 percent exceeded 1 × 106 WBCs per unit, and 14.3 percent exceeded 5 × 105 WBCs per unit. CONCLUSION: Residual WBCs in WBC-reduced RBC units vary within and between sites. WBC reduction was successful, in that over 99 percent and 91 percent of VATS WBC-reduced RBC units met US and EC thresholds, respectively. However, the small but measurable failure rate indicates that not every unit will meet these guidelines.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41081030.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41081030.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 11493735
AN - SCOPUS:0035431165
SN - 0041-1132
VL - 41
SP - 1030
EP - 1036
JO - Transfusion
JF - Transfusion
IS - 8
ER -