Objective: The use of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) has increased in recent years. In this study, we retrospectively report and discuss therapeutic plasmapheresis management in the intensive care unit of a children’s hospital.
Material and Methods: Demographic, clinical and laboratory data of the patients who were subjected to TPE between 1 January 2016 and 1 June 2018 were obtained from the hospital information system and medical records.
Results: A total of 190 sessions of therapeutic plasma exchange was performed on 43 patients (Male:Female ratio of 1:1.26). The median age of the patients was 99 months (range 6-214 months). The most common indication was sepsis-related multiple organ failure (n:23, 53.5%). All procedures were conducted using the cell-separator centrifugal method. The ratio of complications during manipulations was 5.7%. No life-threatening complication associated with the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure was observed. The outcome of treatment was complete recovery in 38 (88.4%) patients.
Conclusion: Therapeutic plasma exchange can be used as an important treatment method in critically ill patients in pediatric intensive care units. The procedure can be safely performed in children.
Amaç: Pediatrik yoğun bakım ünitelerinde terapötik plazma değişimi (TPD) uygulamaları son yıllarda artmıştır. Çalışmada, bir çocuk hastanesi yoğun bakım ünitesinde terapötik plazma değişimi uygulamalarımızı geriye dönük olarak araştırmayı ve literatür bilgisi ile tartışmayı amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: 1 Ocak 2016 - 1 Haziran 2018 tarihleri arası terapötik plazma değişimi uygulanan hastalara ait demografik, klinik ve laboratuvar verileri hasta dosyaları ve hastane otomasyon sistemi kayıtlarından elde edildi.
Bulgular: 43 hastaya toplam 190 seans terapötik plazma değişimi uygulandı. Erkek:Kız oranı 1:1.26, ortanca yaş 99 ay (6-214 ay )’dı. En sık endikasyon sepsis ilişkili çoklu organ yetmezliği (23 hasta, %53.5) olarak bulundu. Tüm işlemler hücre ayırıcı santrifüj yöntemi kullanılarak yapıldı. İşlemler sırasında %5.7 işlemde komplikasyon görüldü. Hiçbir hastada plazmaferez işlemi ile ilişkili yaşamı tehdit edici bir komplikasyon gelişmedi. Terapötik plazma değişimiyle 38 (%88.4) hastada tam iyileşme görüldü.
Sonuç: Çocuk yoğun bakımda yatan kritik hastaların tedavisinde terapötik plazma değişimi kullanımı önemli bir destek tedavidir ve klinik iyileşmede önemli rol oynar. Ayrıca çocuk hastalarda güvenle uygulanabilmektedir.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Internal Diseases |
Journal Section | ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Publication Date | December 23, 2019 |
Submission Date | July 14, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 13 Issue: 6 |
The publication language of Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease is English.
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