Therapeutic Resource Guide

The color-coded inventory is described by the following categories:

Green:  Inventories of kits are at an acceptable level and procedures can be scheduled as needed. No treatment modifications are needed. 

Yellow: Inventory of kits has reached a level that we are anticipating a shortage that impacts our ability to perform Therapeutic Apheresis Procedures using our normal parameters. You should:

• Continue to order procedures for patients who need Therapeutic Apheresis Procedures. 
• Our team will work with you to determine which patients and procedures could be modified.
• Possible modifications include:
  • Processing more plasma volume per procedure while increasing the number of days between procedures
  • Combining with or using alternative treatments

Red: Supply is kits has reached critically low levels and procedures cannot be continued on a routine basis. We will maintain a small inventory (less than 10 kits) to allow us to treat life threatening situations. You should:

• Use alternative treatments for patients who you would normally treat with Therapeutic Apheresis Procedures.
• Use our physician’s expertise on which alternative therapies may work for your patients. 
• If you have a patient that the only viable treatment option is therapeutic apheresis procedures, you should make a request to our physicians to access the emergency supply of kits. 

If you have questions and/or concerns, please contact any of the following individuals: Dr. Alex Smith, Medical Director; alex.smith@lifeservebloodcenter.org; 515.309.4872