Clinical application of therapeutic plasma exchange in the Three Gorges Area

ObjectiveTo analyze the clinical effect of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) on 43 patients in the Three Gorges Area.MethodsPlasma was collected by machine and combined with low-molecular-weight dextran and albumin for use as a replacement fluid for TPE treatment of 43 patients suffering from various blood disorders, diseases of the nervous system, ABO incompatible allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and kidney disease.ResultsThe volume of a single TPE was 1.6–2.0 l, performed on average 2.3 times/case, and effective in 88.4% (38/43) of cases.ConclusionTPE through the plasma collection machine is a well tolerated, economic and effective treatment.