Optimal fluid replacement conditions in double filtration plasmapheresis.

Hemolysis in double-filtration plasmapheresis.

To evaluate the occurrence of hemolysis during double-filtration plasmapheresis (DFP) treatment and its causes, we prospectively treated 113 myasthenic patients and monitored transmembrane pressure (TMP), arterial line pressure (Pa), and venous line pressure (Pv) at 30-minute intervals (M30, M60, M90, and M120) during treatment. Laboratory and clinical parameters related to the development of h...

Clinical analysis of single filtration plasmapheresis using continuous renal replacement therapy machines in kidney transplantation

BACKGROUND Plasmapheresis has become an essential element of kidney transplantation (KT). In the present study, we report clinical outcomes of filtration plasmapheresis using continuous renal replacement therapy machines with a single filter for the first time in Korea. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed six patients who underwent filtration plasmapheresis for KT in our center; plasmapheresi...

Clearance efficacy of autoantibodies in double filtration plasmapheresis for pemphigus foliaceus.

Double filtration plasmapheresis in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis-systemic lupus erythematosus overlap.

Double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) therapy was administered to a patient with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)-systemic lupus erythematosus overlap. The patient had suffered from recurrent AIH attacks with an interval of 3-4 months despite massive corticosteroid administration. After vigorous removal of immunoglobulins by DFPP procedures combined with immunosuppressive therapies, clinical and la...

Plasma exchange versus double filtration plasmapheresis in the treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Previous studies have shown that both plasma exchange (PE) and double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) are effective treatments in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Whether PE and DFPP have similar effects in GBS is not clear. This report compares the therapeutic effectiveness of PE and DFPP in GBS patients treated in 3 major hospitals in northern Taiwan. A total of 102 patients were included in t...