title: [Plasmapheresis: technique, complications and indications].
abstract: Plasmapheresis is an extracorporeal technique used to remove pathogenic macromolecules from the plasma. Plasmapheresis is used to treat neurological, renal, hematological as well as systemic diseases, which explains why many different specialties in medicine can be involved. Plasmapheresis has evolved in forty years into a frequently used, relatively safe procedure. Nowadays a large spectrum of different techniques exists, each with its own possible complications. In this article we will give an overview of these different techniques, their complications and indications, in order to familiarize the reader with this fascinating treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie et consultations d'hypertension, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Pruijm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cherpillod
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*