Nonconventional Management of a Hyperviscosity Syndrome Failing Plasma Exchange

Nonconventional Management of a Hyperviscosity Syndrome Failing Plasma Exchange

Hyperviscosity syndrome (HVS) is a life-threatening haematological emergency. We report a severe HSV case in which extracorporeal plasma polymerization prevented an effective plasma exchange procedure. We elaborated an unconventional successful approach consisted in the manual removal of whole patie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical medicine insights. Blood disorders 2021-03, Vol.15
Hauptverfasser: Tavarozzi, Rita, Pollis, Francesca, Inverardi, Daniela, Depaoli, Lorella, Massaia, Massimo, Monaco, Federico, Sacchi, Maria Vittoria, Guaschino, Roberto, Ladetto, Marco
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Sprache:eng
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Apheresis
Plasma
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Zusammenfassung:Hyperviscosity syndrome (HVS) is a life-threatening haematological emergency. We report a severe HSV case in which extracorporeal plasma polymerization prevented an effective plasma exchange procedure. We elaborated an unconventional successful approach consisted in the manual removal of whole patient blood followed by red blood cells (RBC) and plasma support.
ISSN:2634-8535
2634-8535
1179-545X
DOI:10.1177/26348535211049248