title: Plasmapheresis and other extracorporeal filtration techniques in critical patients.
abstract: Plasmapheresis is an extracorporeal technique that eliminates macromolecules involved in pathological processes from plasma. A review is made of the technical aspects, main indications in critical care and potential complications of plasmapheresis, as well as of other extracorporeal filtration techniques such as endotoxin-removal columns and other devices designed to eliminate cytokines or modulate the inflammatory immune response in critical patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus de Teatinos, S/N, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Daga Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Araba, Calle Olaguibel, 29, 01004 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fonseca San Miguel
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Plaça Dr. Robert 5, 08220 Terrassa, Spain. Electronic address: fgonzalez@mutuaterrassa.es.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: González de Molina
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Punta de Europa, Crta. Getares, S/N, 11207 Algeciras, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Úbeda-Iglesias
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva. Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí, 1, 08208 Sabadell, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Navas Pérez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jannone Forés
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006464:Hemoperfusion; D006801:Humans; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000009:adverse effects
keywords: Blood component removal; Critical care; Cuidados críticos; Eliminación de componentes sanguíneos; Endotoxinas; Endotoxins/isolation and purification; Hemoperfusion; Hemoperfusión; Plasmaféresis; Plasmapheresis; Polimixina/uso terapéutico; Polymyxins/therapeutic use