The influence of hypoalbuminemia on maximal flow rates and transmembrane pressure during plasmapheresis - An in vitro study

Blood Purification

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 408-416

  Unger, Juliane K ^a   Horn, N A ^a   Kashefi, A ^a   Blumberg, A ^a   Klosterhalfen, B ^a   Rossaint, R ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Hypoalbuminemia, clearance; Plasmapheresis; Transmembrane pressure

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GLOBULIN; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; FLOW RATE; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE MODEL; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESSURE; SAFETY; SERUM ALBUMIN; SWINE;

EID: 0035743355     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000046972     Document Type: Article

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