Cryosupernatant as replacement fluid for plasma exchange in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 383-386

  Rock, G ^a   Shumak, Kenneth H ^b   Sutton, David M C ^b   Buskard, Noel A ^c   Nair, Rama C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryosupernatant plasma; Plasma exchange; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYOSUPERNATANT REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; SUPERNATANT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 8944220236     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1800.x     Document Type: Article

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