Flashback 1997: collection of hematopoietic progenitor cells by peripheral blood apheresis after stimulation with granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor.

Two videos were produced in 1997 as educational material for patients and blood donor volunteers who considered undergoing hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) collection by peripheral blood apheresis. The 6 minute videos featured the discussion between a patient and a physician, also using animations for explanation, in English and in Spanish. The HPC collection by peripheral blood apheresis after stimulation with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), a rather novel procedure at the time, has become a widely used procedure today. Our legacy videos exemplify how little has changed in the basic information over 20 years, thus documenting the consistency and implying the safety of this well-established high-end transfusion medicine procedure. HPC collections by peripheral blood apheresis enable transplantations that often prove life-saving. These legacy videos may still be used for patient and blood donor education today.