Therapeutic Plasma Exchange-Does Age Matter? A Single-Center Study

Autor: Petar Kes, Nikolina Bašić-Jukić, Bruna Brunetta Gavranić
Rok vydání: 2016
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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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