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- noun The
removal ofwhite blood cells (orleukocytes ) from theblood .
Etymologies
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The observational study was conducted during the seven years before and after 2000, when the URMC introduced universal leukoreduction, a process that filters the white cells from blood to be used for transfusions.
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Earlier, the researchers have shown that the odds of post-surgical infection and death are greatly reduced by leukoreduction.
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The practice of removing the white cells from blood is called leukoreduction.
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Florida Blood Services in St. Petersburg, performs leukoreduction of packed
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Florida Blood Services in St. Petersburg, performs leukoreduction of packed
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However, our observations do not prove cause and effect, and therefore require further investigation before we can say with certainty that leukoreduction is responsible for so many fewer cardiopulmonary complications, "said Blumberg.
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"These data are very exciting because we described two unexpected and unexplained associations between adverse reactions and leukoreduction.
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