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Plasma Exchange in a Patient with Postpartum HELLP Syndrome
Author(s) -
Hamada Shinichi,
Takishita Yoshihiro,
Tamura Takao,
Naka Osamu,
Higuchi Kazuhiko,
Takahashi Hiroko
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1996.tb00991.x
Subject(s) - hellp syndrome , medicine , therapeutic plasma exchange , obstetrics , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , surgery , preeclampsia , genetics , biology
The case of a patient with HELLP syndrome, who was unresponsive to supportive management but successfully treated with plasma exchange, is presented. The significance of plasma exchange in the treatment of HELLP syndrome is discussed.