Spontaneous arteriovenous plasma separation.
Plasmapheresis (PP) therapy was carried out by spontaneous arteriovenous membrane plasma separation. By cannulating the femoral artery and vein by Seldinger technique, this method could be performed by natural arteriovenous pressure gradient without blood pumps or special monitoring. Eight patients experienced 44 PP therapies without complication in the ICU. Spontaneous arteriovenous membrane plasma separation can suitably be combined with continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration.
D000328:Adult; D005263:Femoral Artery; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000379:methods*