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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: For Cancer Patients
Yuru Hu, Hanshan Yang, Shaozhi Fu, Jingbo Wu Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jingbo Wu; Shaozhi FuDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital ...
Hu Y, Yang H, Fu S, Wu J
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Safety and Efficacy of Citrate Anticoagulation in Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: A Clinical Study [PDF]
Introduction: TPE (therapeutic plasma exchange) has proven to be an extremely effective treatment for a range of conditions, especially over the past 20 years.
Ciprian Gîndac +10 more
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In patients with suspected thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, what is the optimal time to therapeutic plasma exchange? [PDF]
Background: In patients with suspected immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, guidelines suggest that therapeutic plasma exchange should be initiated within eight hours. However, this time threshold may be difficult to attain.
Alexandre Soares Ferreira Junior +7 more
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Anticoagulant regimens for different therapeutic plasma exchange modes [PDF]
Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is widely used in various fields of clinical practice. There are two main modes of TPE: centrifugal TPE (cTPE) and membrane TPE (mTPE).
Ruishan Yao +12 more
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Currently, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2), is a major global public health emergency. Cytokine storm is a key factor and plays a major role in disease severity
Joy Varghese +2 more
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THE EFFICACY OF PLASMA EXCHANGE IN COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH COMORBID DIABETES MELLITUS
Objective: To explore the use of therapeutic plasma exchange as adjunctive therapy in COVID-19 patients with and without diabetes mellitus. Study Design: Prospective, observational study.
Komal Arshad +5 more
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Objective: To determine the efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange in patients suffering from COVID-19 requiring admission in the critical care setting. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study. Setting and Duration of Study: Critical Care
Muhammad Ali +5 more
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Therapeutic plasma exchange therapy in burns
Abstract Severe burn injury affects the body in many devastating ways, the most severe being systemic inflammatory response syndrome. This results in a myriad of effects like increasing capillary permeability, thereby fluid loss. It also causes a surge in inflammatory mediators like interleukin (IL)-6, which further increases the capillary ...
Mohan, Padmalakshmi Bharathi +9 more
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Urgent therapeutic plasma exchange
Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a well-established therapeutic procedure commonly used in many disorders of autoimmune etiology. The beneficial effects of TPE occur through the removal of pathognomonic inflammatory mediators; including autoantibodies, complement components, and cytokines. The use of TPE in the emergency setting is limited to a few
Saheb, Samir, Gallo, Antonio
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Life-saving therapeutic plasma exchange in thyroid storm
Background/objective: Thyroid storm is a devastating possibility in patients with hyperthyroidism. Patients can manifest, though not limited to, neurologic and cardiac symptoms that require a variety of different treatments.
Yema Jalal, Justin Sandhu, Yi McWhorter
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