Therapeutic plasma exchange in poisoning: 8 years' experience of a university hospital

DİŞEL, NEZİHAT; Akpinar, Ayca; SEBE, AHMET; KARAKOÇ, EMRE; SÜRER, Selen; TURHAN, Ferda; Matyar, SELÇUK

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2015.07.016

Therapeutic plasma exchange in poisoning: 8 years' experience of a university hospital

DİŞEL N. R., Akpinar A. A., SEBE A., KARAKOÇ E., SÜRER S., TURHAN F. T., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.33, no.10, pp.1391-1395, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 33 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.07.016
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1391-1395
Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction and Aim: This study examined the extracorporeal methods for the elimination of toxic substances in poisoned patients that are used by clinicians taking care of such patients. Here we present our experience in the use of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest number of poisoning cases ever reported in a study.