Lot number and expiry information are not available at this time.Investigation is in process, a follow-up report will be provided.Citation: bray k, lynde c, vu t, et al.Prevalence of baseline hypocalcemia and symptomatic hypocalcemia during leukapheresis.J clin apher.2023;1-10.Doi:10.1002/jca.22076.
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Per journal article "prevalence of baseline hypocalcemia and symptomatic hypocalcemia during leukapheresis" by bray et al.Symptoms of hypocalcemia are reported in up to 50% of patients undergoing leukapheresis procedures.There is no set standard of practice for administering calcium supplementation in the prevention or treatment of hypocalcemia symptoms.The goal of this descriptive, retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of baseline hypocalcemia and symptomatic hypocalcemia during leukapheresis with acid citrate dextrose solution a and to identify patient characteristics associated with symptomatic hypocalcemia.Three percent of patients were found to have hypocalcemia before leukapheresis with 35% experiencing hypocalcemia symptoms during leukapheresis.Older age, higher albumin levels, and longer procedure time were associated with increased risk of hypocalcemia symptoms medical intervention in the form of prophylactic calcium supplementation administered the collection set is not available for return because it was discarded by the customer.Specific details, such as patient information and outcome, were not included in the article for these events, therefore this report is being provided as a summary of the events.
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