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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 10/2022

12-08-2022 | Care | Review

Plasma exchange in the intensive care unit: a narrative review

Authors: Philippe R. Bauer, Marlies Ostermann, Lene Russell, Chiara Robba, Sascha David, Bruno L. Ferreyro, Joan Cid, Pedro Castro, Nicole P. Juffermans, Luca Montini, Tasneem Pirani, Andry Van De Louw, Nathan Nielsen, Julia Wendon, Anne C. Brignier, Miet Schetz, Jan T. Kielstein, Jeffrey L. Winters, Elie Azoulay, the Nine-I Investigators

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 10/2022

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Abstract

In this narrative review, we discuss the relevant issues of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in critically ill patients. For many conditions, the optimal indication, device type, frequency, duration, type of replacement fluid and criteria for stopping TPE are uncertain. TPE is a potentially lifesaving but also invasive procedure with risk of adverse events and complications and requires close monitoring by experienced teams. In the intensive care unit (ICU), the indications for TPE can be divided into (1) absolute, well-established, and evidence-based, for which TPE is recognized as first-line therapy, (2) relative, for which TPE is a recognized second-line treatment (alone or combined) and (3) rescue therapy, where TPE is used with a limited or theoretical evidence base. New indications are emerging and ongoing knowledge gaps, notably regarding the use of TPE during critical illness, support the establishment of a TPE registry dedicated to intensive care medicine.
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Metadata
Title
Plasma exchange in the intensive care unit: a narrative review
Authors
Philippe R. Bauer
Marlies Ostermann
Lene Russell
Chiara Robba
Sascha David
Bruno L. Ferreyro
Joan Cid
Pedro Castro
Nicole P. Juffermans
Luca Montini
Tasneem Pirani
Andry Van De Louw
Nathan Nielsen
Julia Wendon
Anne C. Brignier
Miet Schetz
Jan T. Kielstein
Jeffrey L. Winters
Elie Azoulay
the Nine-I Investigators
Publication date
12-08-2022
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Care
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 10/2022
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-022-06793-z

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