Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Nonconventional Management of a Hyperviscosity Syndrome Failing Plasma Exchange |
| Authors: |
Rita Tavarozzi, Francesca Pollis, Daniela Inverardi, Lorella Depaoli, Massimo Massaia, Federico Monaco, Maria Vittoria Sacchi, Roberto Guaschino, Marco Ladetto |
| Source: |
Plasmatology, Vol 15 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publishing, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs |
| Subject Terms: |
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, RC633-647.5 |
| More Details: |
Hyperviscosity syndrome (HVS) is a life-threatening haematological emergency. We report a severe HSV case in which extracorporeal plasma polymerization prevented an effective plasma exchange procedure. We elaborated an unconventional successful approach consisted in the manual removal of whole patient blood followed by red blood cells (RBC) and plasma support. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2634-8535
26348535 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2634-8535 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/26348535211049248 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/2f8e2ddc8a214b00901c85515a3162f1 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.2f8e2ddc8a214b00901c85515a3162f1 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
