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Unipuncture Membrane Plasmapheresis
Author(s) -
Verbanck Johan J.,
Vanholder Raymond,
Schelstraete Jacques,
Clippele Marc,
Wulfrank Denis A.,
Deschryver Andre E.,
Ringoir Severin M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1983.tb04212.x
Subject(s) - plasmapheresis , dialysis , membrane , medicine , plasma , membrane filter , biomedical engineering , surgery , chromatography , chemistry , immunology , biochemistry , antibody , physics , quantum mechanics
A simple method of plasma exchange is presented that uses a hollow‐fiber plasma filter together with conventional unipuncture dialysis equipment. The procedure was well tolerated for eight biweekly sessions in a patient with metastatic breast cancer.