Ng Jun Y, Fernando Savisha, Phipps Lisa, Wong Charmaine, Fogo Karen, Crameri Donna, Lenton Douglas
Department of Haematology, Orange Health Service, Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
School of Medicine and Psychology, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Intern Med J. 2025 Apr;55(4):669-672. doi: 10.1111/imj.70039. Epub 2025 Apr 3.
Traditionally, patients requiring therapeutic apheresis from rural and remote areas have been compelled to seek treatment at metropolitan hospitals, at great social and economic cost to the patient and the health service, or to receive in-patient apheresis in local intensive care units using renal replacement therapy machines. We outline our experience establishing an apheresis service in Western New South Wales. Our experience demonstrates that a clinically and economically viable apheresis service in the rural setting can be established.
传统上，来自农村和偏远地区需要治疗性血液成分单采的患者不得不前往大城市医院接受治疗，这给患者和医疗服务带来了巨大的社会和经济成本，或者在当地重症监护病房使用肾脏替代治疗机器进行住院血液成分单采。我们概述了在新南威尔士州西部建立血液成分单采服务的经验。我们的经验表明，在农村地区可以建立临床和经济上可行的血液成分单采服务。
