Analysis of the Adverse Effects Associated with Therapeutic Plasmapheresis.
- Author:
Yu Sun MIN
1
;
Seog Woon KWON
;
Won Ho CHOE
;
Bog Ja KIM
;
Kwang Ja CHO
;
Sung Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. swkwon@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Therapeutic plasmapheresis;
Adverse effects;
Replacement fluids
- MeSH:
Antibodies;
Anticoagulants;
Calcium Gluconate;
Chills;
Citric Acid;
Gluconates;
Hematocrit;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity;
Hypotension;
Plasmapheresis;
Prevalence;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Korean Journal of Blood Transfusion
2011;22(2):161-170
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Although therapeutic plasmapheresis (TP) is a useful procedure in removing pathogenic antibodies and toxic substances from the patient, adverse reactions could arise from the use of replacement fluids and anticoagulants. Comprehensive analysis on those adverse effects had been rarely reported in Korea. METHODS: We retrospectively investigated the clinical records and the TP records from 3,962 TP sessions for 581 patients between January 1995 and October 2008 at Asan Medical Center, and we analyzed the adverse reactions related to TP. RESULTS: Adverse reactions were seen in 142 patients (24.4%) in 348 TP procedures (8.8%). Citrate toxicity was most frequently seen in 83 procedures (23.9%) followed by chills in 72 procedures (20.7%), allergic reactions in 69 procedures (19.8%) and hypotension in 60 procedures (17.2%). Citrate toxicity, chills and allergic reactions were seen more frequently in the TP procedures using FFP than in the TP procedures using albumin (P=0.001). The prevalence of citrate toxicity was significantly lower in the cases where calcium gluconate was administered (P<0.001), while it was significantly higher in the patients whose hematocrit was below 28.5% (P<0.001). In terms of severity, the mild, moderate and severe adverse reactions were 36.8%, 56.3% and 6.9%, respectively. CONCLUSION: TP is a relatively safe method of treatment, but it is important to predict and prevent adverse reactions and to respond appropriately to these adverse reactions.
