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Therapeutic plasma exchange : methods and indications |
Hématologie. Volume 18, Number 1, 51-8, Janvier-Février 2012, Revue Picto_transfusion
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Author(s) : François Lefrère |
Summary : Therapeutic plasma exchanges are a form of extracorporeal therapy that use different techniques to separate blood into different components out of which the part containing a pathogenic agent is eliminated\; with or without the addition of a replacement fluid. The current indications are broad for various hematologic, nephrologic or neurologic diseases, organ transplantations or vascularitis. In this review, we discuss both the rationale and evidence levels for the common indications in such pathologies treated with plasma exchange, as well as their main different practises and encountered risks. |
Keywords : plasma exchange, plasmapheresis, apheresis |
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