"Plasmapheresis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Procedure whereby plasma is separated and extracted from anticoagulated whole blood and the red cells retransfused to the donor. Plasmapheresis is also employed for therapeutic use.
| Descriptor ID |
D010956
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.120.770 E02.912.715
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plasmapheresis" by people in Profiles.
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Successful HeartMate 3 LVAD implantation in a patient with active heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia with thrombosis using pre-implantation plasmapheresis and intraoperative continuous prostacyclin. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 06 28; 33(1):161-162.
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Emergent Plasmapheresis for Hyperammonemia in a Re-do Double Lung Transplant Patient. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 07; 112(1):e45-e47.
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Dysautonomia in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Prevalence, Clinical Spectrum, and Outcomes. Neurocrit Care. 2020 02; 32(1):113-120.
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Comparing Presenting Clinical Features in 48 Children With Microscopic Polyangiitis to 183 Children Who Have Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's): An ARChiVe Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 10; 68(10):2514-26.
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Bilateral pneumothorax: A rare complication of central venous catheter placement for plasmapheresis years after thymectomy. J Clin Apher. 2016 Aug; 31(4):405-6.
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A unique way to treat Goodpasture's disease. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Nov 24; 2014.
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Antibody-mediated rejection in ABO compatible husband to wife living donor liver transplant and review of the literature. Hum Immunol. 2014 Jun; 75(6):578-83.
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Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease treated with mycophenolate mofetil, corticosteroids, and plasmapheresis. Clin Nephrol. 2013 Jul; 80(1):67-71.
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Successful use of plasmapheresis for granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2013 Jun; 48(6):614-6.
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Histopathology and immunophenotype of the spleen during acute antibody-mediated rejection. Am J Transplant. 2010 May; 10(5):1316-20.