Clinical Benefits of Leukodepleted Blood Products - Sweeney, Joseph; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1995)
1. Introduction -- 2. Methods of Leukodepletion -- 3. Enumeration of Low White Cells -- 4. Mechanisms of Leukodepletion by Filtration -- 5. Role of Contaminating White Blood Cells in the Storage Lesions of Red Cells and Platelets -- 6. Leukodepletion to Prevent Transfusion Reactions: Effects on Cytokines and Other Biologic Response Modifiers -- 7. Leukodepletion and Alloimmunization -- 8. Role of Donor Leukocytes and Leukodepletion in Transfusion-Associated Viral Infections -- 9. Leukocyte Depletion and Transfusion-Induced Immunomodulation -- 10. The Role of Leukocyte Depletion in Prevention of Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury -- 11. The Role of Leukocyte Depletion in the Prevention of Reperfusion Injury Associated with Open Heart Surgery -- 12. The Use of Leukodepleted Blood Components for Neonates and Infants -- 13. Leukocyte Depleted Blood Transfusion in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Reconstitution Therapy -- 14. Cost-Effectiveness of Leukodepletion.
Keywords: Pharmacology; Pharmacology/Toxicology.