부산대학교 도서관

Since 2010, the collection of peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cells (PBHSC) from an unrelated donor and transplantation with PBHSC have been performed according to the Japanese medical insurance system. Subsequently, the certification system for the collection of PBHSC by Japan Marrow Donor Program has been introduced. Our institution was certified for this system in 2011. Since then, apheresis nurses certified by the Japan Society of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy have subsequently played an active role in the collection of PBHSC from unrelated donors, because highly safe apheresis is required in such situations. The role of apheresis nurses includes provision of information to the donor or patient before apheresis, safety management during the procedure, and provision of information to nurses in the ward after collection. Apheresis nurses currently play a coordinating role in a highly professional health care team, such as provision of information concerning the donor or patient to physicians, medical engineers, or clinical technologists in the team, and program planning regarding the apheresis. Thus, PBHSC apheresis itself is a typical health care team activity, and the presence of the apheresis nurse is now indispensable in this system.