LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Intercambio plasmático terapéutico por plasmafiltración: experiencia de 11 años de un centro

Ramírez-Guerrero, Gonzalo; Müller-Ortiz, Hans; Jara-Vilugrón, Fernando; Pedreros-Rosales, Cristian; Vera-Calzaretta, Aldo; González-Burboa, Alexis; Silva, Juan Pablo; Torres-Cifuentes, Vicente; Villagrán-Cortés, Francisco.

Rev. méd. Chile; 150 (2), 2022

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) is a procedure in which plasma and harmful macromolecules are separated from the rest of the blood components by centrifugation or filtration through membranes and are replaced with solutions with albumin and/or plasma. AIM: To communicate our experience usin...

Anticuerpos Anticitoplasma de Neutrófilos, Intercambio Plasmático/efectos adversos, Intercambio Plasmático/métodos, Albúminas, Glomerulonefritis, Hemorragia, Enfermedades Pulmonares, Estudios Retrospectivos

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Therapeutic plasma exchange in rheumatic diseases: a university hospital experience

Abstract Introduction: Each day, evidence accumulates related to the use of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in patients with rheumatic diseases. San Ignacio University Hospital has recorded all of the TPE sessions performed by the institution's apheresis group. Objective: To describe the TPE experien...