High volume plasma exchange in critical disease / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Therapeutic plasma exchange can quickly remove the pathogenic macromolecular sub-stance in vivo,and its application is gradually expanded. With the maturity and development of plasma ex-change technology,the effect of high volume plasma exchange in liver failure,thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura,sepsis and other diseases is obvious. But there is still controversy about the wide use of high volume plasma exchange in ICU. This review aimed to discuss the use of high volume plasma exchange in patients with critical diseases.