Recent peer-reviewed study supports what patients shared with their own voices: Automated red blood cell exchange improves the lives of people struggling with sickle cell disease LAKEWOOD, Colo., Nov.

A systematic review and meta-analysis found no clear advantage for automated red cell exchange. For patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), exchange transfusion has benefits over simple transfusion ...

The Spectra Optia Apheresis System (Terumo BCT) is an apheresis and cell collection platform which can be used in the treatment of sickle cell disease. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the ...

Eleven-year-old Martin Mwita, of Omaha, has made more than 300 visits to health care facilities since he was a baby. Because of sickle cell disease, he's suffered three strokes and countless other ...

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital has taken a major step in strengthening sickle cell disease management with the installation of a modern apheresis machine.This is a first for the ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S. It mainly affects African Americans (1 in 500) and Hispanic Americans (1 in 36,000). People with SCD are born with a ...

The first-ever automated red blood cell exchange transfusion in a public hospital in Kenya was successfully conducted at Victoria Hospital, an annexe of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral ...

Hemoglobin S target of <50% as compared to 30% in chronic red cell exchange for secondary stroke prevention in sickle cell disease.

Red blood cells transport oxygen throughout your body, including to vital organs and tissues. They also help your body get rid of carbon dioxide. Too little or too many red blood cells may be ...