Therapeutic Plasma Exchange-Does Age Matter? A Single-Center Study
Autor: | Petar Kes, Nikolina Bašić-Jukić, Bruna Brunetta Gavranić |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Nephrology
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics business.industry medicine.drug_class Anticoagulant 030232 urology & nephrology Biomedical Engineering Medicine (miscellaneous) Bioengineering Retrospective cohort study General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Single Center Biomaterials 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Age groups Internal medicine Medicine Therapeutic plasma exchange Young adult business Complication |
Zdroj: | Artificial Organs. 40:786-792 |
ISSN: | 0160-564X |
DOI: | 10.1111/aor.12674 |
Popis: | Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is an extracorporeal blood purification technique designed for the removal of substances with large molecular weight from the plasma. However, it is not commonly performed in children and the elderly because of concern of potential complications. The Department of Nephrology at Zagreb University Hospital Centre's database (8335 procedures, 981 patients) was retrospectively analyzed from 1982 to 2011 to record indications, applications, and safety of TPE use in children (≤18 years), adults (>18 and |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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