Apheresis is the process of extracting blood components with the help of an apheresis machine. Anticoagulated blood is pumped into the apheresis machine and the desired fraction is collected based on density The remaining elements are returned to the donor (or patients) by intermittent or continuous flow.
Apheresis is performed for the following components:
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