Patients treated with therapeutic plasma exchange: A single center experience

SAMANCI N. S., AYER M., Gursu M., Ar M. C., YEL K., ERGEN A., ...More

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, vol.51, no.3, pp.83-89, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transci.2014.10.006
  • Journal Name: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.83-89
  • Keywords: Plasma exchange, Hemodialysis, Fresh frozen plasma, Hemodiafiltration, Plasma volume, PLASMAPHERESIS, PANCREATITIS, APHERESIS, TRIAL
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) is a therapeutic procedure that is used to remove high molecular weight substances from plasma. We analyzed data of patients who received TPE during the last 7 years, and focused on the efficiency of TPE in various disease groups.