To Prevent Complications, Cord Blood Cell Units Require Depletion of Red Blood Cells
An increasing number of expecting parents are considering banking their baby’s umbilical cord blood to help ensure that potentially lifesaving treatments will be available for their family in the future. However, in order to prevent complications, the cord blood cell units need to be free from red blood cells.
The presence of red blood cells in cord blood holds no benefits and can in fact lead to complications when administered to a baby. Another important reason for requiring a high level of purity is that any additional processing done to remove red blood cells prior to transplant can decrease the number of available stem cells. Reducing the amount of red bloods in cord blood prior to storage will also decrease the possibility of incompatibility in the event that another family member requires the cord blood unit for transplant.
LifebankUSA® uses a process called red blood cell depletion so that cord blood cell units are 99 percent pure. To learn more about cord blood banking, visit LifebankUSA.com or call 1-877-LIFEBANKUSA.
admin @ June 4, 2009