Nurses perspective of apheresis in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

Linda Tjoelker; Hans Vrielink

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2023.103670

Nurses perspective of apheresis in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

Transfus Apher Sci. 2023 Apr;62(2):103670. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2023.103670. Epub 2023 Feb 24.

Authors

Linda Tjoelker¹, Hans Vrielink²

Affiliations

¹ Sanquin Blood Supply, Unit of Transfusion Medicine, Plesmanlaan 125, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: l.tjoelker@sanquin.nl.
² Sanquin Blood Supply, Unit of Transfusion Medicine, Plesmanlaan 125, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic had world wide an enormous impact on the complete global population and all daily activities. Not only in the work related situation, but also in the private. Fear to become infected, or infect third parties (family and other patients) is present, and in the same time organizing an apheresis unit country wide is a challenge.

Keywords: Apheresis nurse; COVID-19; Donor apheresis; Family; Lockdown; Patient apheresis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Component Removal*
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / therapy
Humans
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2