Plasmapheresis: Lifesaving treatment in severe cases of HELLP syndrome

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 243-247

  Vafaeimanesh, Jamshid ^a   Nazari, Azam ^a   Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh ^a  

^a QOM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

HELLP syndrome; Plasmapheresis; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDRALAZINE; IMIPENEM; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLDOPA; VANCOMYCIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROTEINURIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA BLEEDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907971248     PISSN: 20086164     EISSN: 20086172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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