Plasmapheresis and haemodialysis in a case of septic cholangitis complicated by hepatic and renal failure. Case report.
Plasmapheresis was used as a complement to conventional therapy in a patient with multiorgan failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) following biliary obstruction and septic cholangitis. The patient's remarkable improvement after plasmapheresis suggests a beneficial influence on the pathophysiologic mechanisms. Plasmapheresis is concluded to inhibit DIC and eliminate endotoxins.
Ahrén
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Department of Surgery, University of Lund, Sweden.
Evander
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Hammarström
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Simonsen
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D000368:Aged; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*