Therapeutic plasma exchange for envenomation: Is it reasonable?
TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, vol.60, no.5, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 60 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103241
- Journal Name: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Keywords: Therapeutic Plasma Exchange, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Snake poisoning, Envenomation, Outcome, CONGO HEMORRHAGIC-FEVER, PLASMAPHERESIS, SNAKEBITE
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background and objectives: The incidence of poisoning due to snakebite and Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), referred to as 'envenomation', varies according to the region, and many deaths occur every year. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a method of extracorporeal blood purification that clears toxins and virus load from the circulation. Therefore, its use has been increasing recently in envenomation cases. However, there are a limited number of studies on poisoning due to snakebite and CCHF. In the present study, we share our TPE experience retrospectively in patients diagnosed with poisoning due to snakebite and CCHF between 2010 and 2019.