Here is how the process goes:
- The catheter is placed or IV lines are placed into veins in each armband the donor's blood is "sucked out." Then the stems cells are removed and the blood is returned to the donor in a process called apheresis. If enough of the stem cells are captured, a bone marrow transplant will be done. If enough stem cells are not obtained from the peripheral circulation, the surgical bone marrow method can be used.
- The catheter is placed or IV lines are placed into veins in each armband the donor's blood is "sucked out." Then the stems cells are removed and the blood is returned to the donor in a process called apheresis. If enough of the stem cells are captured, a bone marrow transplant will be done. If enough stem cells are not obtained from the peripheral circulation, the surgical bone marrow method can be used.
