Indications and Outcomes of Patients Receiving Therapeutic Plasma Exchange under Critical Care Conditions: A Retrospective Eleven-Year Single-Center Study at a Tertiary Care Center.

ABSTRACT: Background: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is frequently performed in critical care settings for heterogenous indications. However, specific intensive care unit (ICU) data regarding TPE indications, patient characteristics and technical details are sparse. Methods: We performed a retrospective, single-center study using data from January 2010 until August 2021 for patients treated with TPE in an ICU setting at the University Hospital Zurich. Data collected included patient characteristics and outcomes, ICU-specific parameters, as well as apheresis-specific technical parameters and complications. Results: We identified n = 105 patients receiving n = 408 TPEs for n = 24 indications during the study period. The most common was thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) (38%),

SUBMITTER: Ring A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141205 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature