[Mechanical separation of erythrocyte concentrates and fresh plasma in autologous blood transfusion using Haemonetics MCS-3P].

The application of an autologous blood programme in hospitals is often limited by missing preconditions such as equipment, room, or staff. A component therapy in autologous blood donation is now easily possible by an automated whole blood donation with cell separator MCS-3P which allows in one step the collection of one unit red cell concentrate and one unit of plasma in 7 min. The quality of the collected blood preparations meets the requirements.