Effects of replacement fluids used for therapeutic plasma exchange on plasma viscosity and plasma oncotic pressure

Tek I., Arslan O., Arat M., Ayyildiz E., Tol M., Oral M., ...Daha Fazla

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.89-93, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transci.2004.02.010
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.89-93
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: therapeutic plasma exchange, plasma viscosity, plasma oncotic pressure, hemorheology
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Apheresis is a procedure in which one of the components of blood is removed. The aim of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is to remove a large fraction of the patient's plasma from the body, and to exchange this with replacement solutions using automatic devices. With this procedure circulating pathogens and toxins are reduced. Before each TPE results of a baseline basal complete blood count, serum protein electrophoresis, coagulation tests and serum electrolytes must be known. The efficacy of this therapy is assessed only by these values. The proteins responsible for disease may be monoclonal proteins, cryoglobulins, lipoproteins, auto or allo antibodies or toxins. In this study, we aimed to compare the effects of several replacement fluids on plasma viscosity and oncotic pressure. At the same time, we evaluated the correlation between plasma viscosity and oncotic pressure.