Plasmapheresis

Procedure whereby plasma is separated and extracted from anticoagulated whole blood and the red cells retransfused to the donor. Plasmapheresis is also employed for therapeutic use.

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Experts

1.	Chiu, Hou-Chang: 10 articles (02/2013 - 01/2002)
2.	Yeh, Jiann-Horng: 10 articles (02/2013 - 01/2002)
3.	Hashimoto, Takashi: 7 articles (09/2013 - 04/2003)
4.	Yeh, J H: 7 articles (11/2011 - 07/2000)
5.	Chiu, H C: 7 articles (11/2011 - 07/2000)
6.	Chen, Wei-Hung: 6 articles (06/2010 - 01/2002)
7.	Kuwabara, Satoshi: 5 articles (10/2015 - 04/2007)
8.	Matsuo, Hidenori: 5 articles (09/2015 - 12/2002)
9.	Szczeklik, Wojciech: 5 articles (08/2013 - 04/2008)
10.	Kawasaki, Yukihiko: 5 articles (01/2013 - 08/2004)

Related Diseases

1.	Myasthenia Gravis 12/01/1999 - "Besides of these therapies, plasmapheresis and immunoadsorption plasmapheresis extremely improved mortality in myasthenia gravis. " 12/21/1979 - "Nine out of eleven severely ill patients with myasthenia gravis could be markedly improved by a combination of immunosuppressive drug therapy and plasmapheresis, two patients however suffered grave complications. " 08/01/1993 - "Immunoadsorption plasmapheresis is an effective treatment for severe generalised myasthenia gravis of childhood and is superior to plasma exchange with respect to safety." 08/01/1994 - "Plasmapheresis (PMP) is effective in some clinical situations of myasthenia gravis (MG). " 01/01/2005 - "The present study demonstrated that preoperative plasmapheresis may facilitate improved outcomes of patients with myasthenia gravis after thymectomy."
2.	Proteinuria 07/01/2009 - "Plasmapheresis (PP) can reduce proteinuria and even induce complete remission of proteinuria. " 12/01/2012 - "Within 3 weeks of regular anti-TNFα therapy, the patient achieved sustained partial remission of proteinuria, allowing us to wean her off plasmapheresis completely. " 01/01/2013 - "For the treatment of severe HSPN, aggressive therapies including multiple drug combination therapy and plasmapheresis have been shown to be effective in ameliorating proteinuria and histological severity. " 10/01/2011 - "Aggressive therapies for the treatment of severe HSPN, including multiple drug combination therapy and plasmapheresis, have been shown to be effective in ameliorating proteinuria and histological severity. " 09/01/2000 - "Corticosteroid pulse therapy and plasmapheresis were effective in improving proteinuria and reducing protein thrombi. "
3.	Hemorrhage 11/01/2001 - "Plasmapheresis and platelet transfusions might be the best treatment in case of severe bleeding. " 02/01/1997 - "The diffuse alveolar hemorrhage resolved after high-dose corticosteroid therapy, and renal function improved after plasmapheresis. " 01/01/1982 - "In patients with low titre antibody who need treatment for serious bleeding, plasmapheresis is a more rapid and less expensive procedure than neutralisation of the inhibitor by high doses of F VIII. In one haemophiliac repeated plasmapheresis and subsequent high dose F VIII treatment eliminated the antibody within a short time. " 03/01/1995 - "Plasmapheresis is effective against bleeding, sausage-shaped retinal veins and other manifestations of hyperviscosity syndrome. " 08/01/2013 - "The patient was treated with plasmapheresis and pulse steroid therapy, which resulted in an immediate improvement in the pulmonary hemorrhage and hematological abnormalities. "
4.	Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 09/01/1990 - "Plasmapheresis, a process in which blood is withdrawn, the plasma removed, and the red cells reinfused after resuspension in a replacement solution, has been used for a variety of conditions during pregnancy, but is most useful in the treatment of pregnancy complicated by thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura or persistent postpartum microangiopathic hemolytic disorders. " 08/01/2001 - "Diagnosis is challenging, but prompt diagnosis is necessary because thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a life-threatening syndrome whose prognosis has been improved significantly by early plasmapheresis treatment." 12/01/1987 - "Efficacy of intensive plasmapheresis in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura." 11/01/2013 - "Among the 4032 patients (mean age 47.5 years, 67.7% women, and 36.9% white) with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura who also underwent plasmapheresis, in-hospital mortality was 11.1%. " 11/01/2013 - "We used the 2001-2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample database to identify patients aged ≥18 years with the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] code 446.6) who also received therapeutic plasmapheresis (ICD-9-CM code 99.71) during the hospitalization. "
5.	Glomerulonephritis 05/01/1985 - "[Improvement in the prognosis of rapid progressive glomerulonephritis by plasmapheresis treatment]." 01/01/1994 - "Adjuvant plasmapheresis use in glomerulonephritis treatment needs further studies." 01/01/1991 - "A study was made of the effect produced by a short-term course of plasmapheresis (PA) combined with cytostatic, glucocorticoid and deaggregation therapy on the clinico-laboratory characteristics in 45 patients suffering from chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN). " 01/01/1977 - "Drainage of the thoracic duct and plasmapheresis may be of benefit in the treatment of glomerulonephritis, but their proper utilization requires further studies." 07/01/2008 - "On 12th day of admission rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis was diagnosed and she received plasmapheresis and haemodialysis support. "

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