International forum: France. The national survey of plasma exchange and therapeutic cytapheresis in France.
Created in 1985, the French Society of Haemapheresis (SFH) Registry is the largest data base of plasma exchange (PE) in the world. Data analysis shows that neurological diseases are the most frequent indications for PE in France and that improvement in technique has reduced early complications. As for therapeutic cytapheresis, peripheral blood stem collection represents the major activity (64%). The second most common activity is UVA extracorporeal photochemotherapy.
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Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.
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D016238:Cytapheresis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D010951:Plasma Exchange / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical