Modified Leukocyte Filter Removes Tumor Cells from the Salvaged Blood.

Intraoperative blood salvage, an effective blood conservation strategy, has not been applied in onco-surgery, because of potential malignant cell contamination. In this study we tested effectiveness of a modified leukocyte depletion filter (M-LDF) for removal of tumor cells.The effects of M-LDF and...

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Main Authors: Kai Mei, Lei Du, Min Yan, Zhaohui Zhang, Fengjiang Zhang, Lina Gong, Kai Sun, Jie Zhang, Yumin Tang, Chunling Jiang, Jin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4476620?pdf=render