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BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
Volume 33, Issue 7, Pages 709-713Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704418
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blood stem cells; bone marrow; allogeneic transplant; donors; G-CSF; harvest
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This prospective study compared the donor experience of blood cell ( BC) mobilization and leukapheresis ( n = 116) with that of bone marrow ( BM) harvest ( n = 55). Internal jugular catheters were inserted electively in 89% of BC donors. Most ( 80%) BM donors had a harvest with general anesthesia; 20% had epidural or spinal anesthesia. Pain and fatigue were frequent with both procedures and were compared in responses to questionnaires. A total of 85% of BM donors reported moderate or severe pain compared with 68% of BC donors ( P = 0.02). The median duration of pain was 14 days for BM donors compared with 3 days after BC mobilization ( P < 0.0001). More BM donors had pain for more than 7 days ( 75% vs 0%, P< 0.0001). Severe fatigue was experienced by more BM donors ( 49 vs 16%, P < 0.0001). Fatigue lasted significantly longer in BM donors ( median 11 vs 4 days, P < 0.0001) and more BM donors were fatigued for more than 1 week ( 69 vs 0%, P < 0.0001). A total of 11 donors had both BM and BC collection; seven preferred the latter. Simply considered with respect to pain and fatigue, BC donation appears better tolerated by donors. However, there are other sequelae of both influencing the acceptability for individual donors.
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