[Complications with plasma exchange].
The value of plasma exchange in the treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome is well established, but in Japan patients often receive double-filtration plasmapheresis or immunoadsorption therapy. In this study, we examined the frequency of complications with plasma exchange. The complications occurred in 55 of 197 sessions (28%) during plasma exchange. The most frequent complication was transient symptomatic hypotension (16%). There were fever (10%), nausea or vomiting (7%), chill (5%), headache (5%), tachycardia (2%) and thromboembolism (2%). No significant bleeding was seen in any of the patients. In this study, we clarified that the frequency of the complications tended to increase with the aging.
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Department of Neurology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine.
Odaka
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Yuki
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Hirata
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D002648:Child; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D019846:Miller Fisher Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D009325:Nausea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D010951:Plasma Exchange / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology