Performing bone marrow harvest on an outpatient basis: a single center UK experience.
Acta Haematol
; 112(4): 200-2, 2004.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15564731
ABSTRACT
Bone marrow harvest (BMH) has historically been performed on an inpatient basis with a minimum of overnight inpatient stays. We commenced a program of outpatient (day case) BMH in 1999, performing 54 day case BMHs over a 3-year period. Of the total of 54 cases, 51 were known patients with hematological malignancies and 3 were healthy normal donors. Seven were excluded from day case BMH. Five (10.6%) of 47 patients/donors who were accepted for day case BMH required overnight admission. Two developed hypotension requiring intravenous fluid resuscitation. Two had excessive vomiting and 1 a difficult and prolonged harvest and was admitted at the request of the anesthetist. None of the patients admitted required more than overnight admission and 42 (89.4%) were discharged the same evening. In conclusion, day case BMH is safe, cost-effective, and reduces the pressure on inpatient beds.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bone Marrow
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Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Ambulatory Care
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
/
Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Haematol
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Reino Unido