Therapeutic plasmapheresis in geriatric patients: Favorable results

Ataca P., Marasuna O. A., Ayyildiz E., Bay M., İLHAN O.

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, cilt.51, sa.3, ss.64-67, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transci.2014.10.018
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.64-67
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Therapeutic plasmapheresis, Geriatric, Complication, PLASMA-EXCHANGE, SINGLE-CENTER, EXPERIENCE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Therapeutic plasma exchange is generally a tolerable procedure, although several complications should be considered. Since geriatric population has been growing worldwide, the aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze 4709 TPE data from 981 geriatric procedures (20.8%) and to compare them with 3728 non-geriatric procedures (79.2%). The most common indications for TPE in both groups were sepsis/adult respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction. In geriatric patient group, contrary to expectations of aggravation, complication rate was statistically similar with non-geriatric group (P > 0.05). Therefore, TPE appeared to be a safe procedure in geriatric patients when performed by experienced practitioners. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.