A rare but severe complication of filgrastim in a healthy donor: Splenic rupture

AKYOL, GÜLŞAH; Pala, Çiğdem; Yildirim, Afra; Keklika, MUZAFFER; Demir, Koray; Dortdudak, Sümeyra; Sivgin, Serdar; KAYNAR, LEYLAGÜL; Esera, Bulent; ÜNAL, ALİ; Cetin, MUSTAFA

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2013.07.036

A rare but severe complication of filgrastim in a healthy donor: Splenic rupture

AKYOL G., Pala C., Yildirim A., Keklika M., Demir K., Dortdudak S., ...Daha Fazla

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, cilt.50, sa.1, ss.53-55, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.07.036
Dergi Adı: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.53-55
Anahtar Kelimeler: Splenic rupture, Filgrastim, Stem cell transplantation
Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is widely administered to donors who provide peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) for individuals who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplants. G-CSF administration is associated with a small but definite risks of serious adverse events like splenic rupture.