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ArticleTransfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie2016

Blood Product Supply in Germany: The Impact of Apheresis and Pooled Platelet Concentrates.

Karin Berger, Dorothee Schopohl, Georg Wittmann, Wolfgang Schramm, Helmut Ostermann, Christina Rieger

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Article in Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Karin BergerDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Dorothee SchopohlDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Georg WittmannDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, Cell Therapeutics and Hemostaseology, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Wolfgang SchrammUniversity of Munich, Rudolf-Marx-Foundation, Munich, Germany.
Helmut OstermannDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Christina RiegerDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany.

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backgroundIn Germany, about 60% of all produced platelet concentrates (PCs) are apheresis PCs (APCs). Ongoing discussions on APC reimbursement and costs might lead to a potential shift in pooled PC (PPC)/APC production. Objective of this analysis was to build a comprehensive model from the societal perspective to evaluate consequences associated with shifts in platelet supply and demand.

methodsLiterature search, desktop researches on platelet supply and demand. Model calculations, time horizon one year: model input from the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, data 2013. Base case: 19.2% of annual whole blood donations (WBDs) were used for production of 38.5% PPCs, decay of 46,218 PCs (8.0%). Scenarios calculated: variation in PPC proportion of 10-100%.

resultsBase case: during PPC production 41,957-83,913 red blood cell concentrates (RBCCs) are estimated to be lost, which corresponds to 1-2% of annual RBCCs in Germany. Scenarios were calculated for a production of 60-100% PPCs: loss is estimated to be 1.5-5.0% of annual RBCCs (65,430-218,099), decay 54,189-69,022 PCs (9.4-12.0%).

conclusionProduction of different blood components is interlinked and sensitive to unidimensional decisions. Increasing PPC proportion has negative impact on the RBCC production and on the antigen-matched APC donor pool. Completion of the model calculations to predict the optimal PPC/APC proportion would require evidence on the number of refractory patients, donor pool sizes, and incidences of diseases requiring platelet transfusions.

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Antigen-matched plateletsApheresis plateletsDonor poolPooled plateletsRed blood cell concentrates

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PMID27994524
PMCPMC5159711

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