Yvette C Tanhehco, Mohamed Alsammak, Vishesh Chhibber, Nnaemeka Ibeh, Yanhua Li, Laura D Stephens, Daniel K Noland, Ding Wen Wu, Nicole D Zantek, Phillip J DeChristopher, Marisa Claudia Saint Martin, Wen Lu, Gay Wehrli
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare delivery across all specialties including apheresis. To describe the changes in apheresis service practices that occurred during the pandemic, the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Apheresis Medicine Attending Physician Subcommittee conducted a survey study. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A 32-question survey was designed and distributed to 400 ASFA physician members on September 7, 2022. Attending physicians responded to questions about whether and how apheresis service practices changed during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the time period prior to the pandemic in terms of: (1) procedure types and volumes, (2) patient consultation workflow, and (3) the use of telemedicine...
June 2024: Journal of Clinical Apheresis