Table 2 Erythropoiesis during autologous blood donation
Blood removed (donated) | Blood produced | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | Baseline RBCs (ml) | Requested/donated units | RBCs (ml) | RBCs (ml) | Expansion (%) | Iron therapy | Reference |
'Standard phlebotomy' | |||||||
108 | 1884 | 3/2.7 | 522 | 351 | 19% | po | [6] |
22 | 1936 | 3/2.8 | 590 | 220 | 11% | None | [7] |
45 | 1991 | 3/2.9 | 621 | 331 | 17% | po | [7] |
41 | 1918 | 3/2.9 | 603 | 315 | 16% | po + iv | [7] |
'Aggressive phlebotomy' | |||||||
30 | 2075 | ≥ 3/3.0 | 540 | 397 | 19% | None | [8] |
30 | 2024 | ≥ 3/3.1 | 558 | 473 | 23% | po | [8] |
30 | 2057 | ≥ 3/2.9 | 522 | 436 | 21% | iv | [8] |
24 | 2157 | 6/4.1 | 683 | 568 | 26% | po | [9,10] |
23 | 2257 | 6/4.6 | 757 | 440 | 19% | po | [11] |