Hey everybody,

I am trying to gather some data to see what process volume facilities use during and HPC,Apheresis collection. I have read everything from 12L-20L or 200 mL per kilogram. We are looking at a new volume due to the new machine they would like to start collecting our products on. We are looking at using an Optia. Any input would be great!

We use 4 blood volumes and may adjust down from that depending on absolute CD34 count.

We use 2.5 blood volumes.

We process 5 blood volumes.  We will be using the Optia in the near future for collections.  I spoke to our Rep. regarding the comparison between the Optia and the Spectra regarding time to process that much blood.  If I understood correctly, it would take longer on the Optia to process that much blood, however they we should be able to make adjustments that would make the collection more efficient and therefore not need to process that much volume.  Maybe someone that is already using the Optia can confirm this.