Open AccessTherapeutic Plasma Exchange in Children With Thrombocytopenia-Associated Multiple Organ Failure: The Thrombocytopenia-Associated Multiple Organ Failure Network Prospective Experience
Author(s) -
James D. Fortenberry,
Trung C. Nguyen,
Jocelyn R. Grunwell,
Rajesh K. Aneja,
Derek S. Wheeler,
Mark W. Hall,
Geoffrey M. Fleming,
Rod Tarrago,
Sandra Buttram,
Heidi J. Dalton,
Yong Han,
Kirk A. Easley,
Andrea Knežević,
Tian Dai,
Matthew L. Paden,
Joseph A. Carcillo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003559
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , organ dysfunction , relative risk , therapeutic plasma exchange , sofa score , sepsis , confidence interval
The objective was to compare the resolution of organ dysfunction, 28-day mortality, and biochemical markers in children with thrombocytopenia-associated multiple organ failure who received therapeutic plasma exchange versus no therapeutic plasma exchange.