"Plasma Exchange" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Removal of plasma and replacement with various fluids, e.g., fresh frozen plasma, plasma protein fractions (PPF), albumin preparations, dextran solutions, saline. Used in treatment of autoimmune diseases, immune complex diseases, diseases of excess plasma factors, and other conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D010951
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.095.135.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Plasma Exchange- Plasma Exchange
- Exchange, Plasma
- Exchanges, Plasma
- Plasma Exchanges
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plasma Exchange" by people in Profiles.
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Sahin Z, Christensen A, Guarente J, Vivero A, Karp JK. What's in a Name: Your PLEX or PEX Is Our TPE. J Clin Apher. 2024 Dec; 39(6):e70000.
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Kulkarni T, Criner GJ, Kass DJ, Rosas IO, Scholand MB, Dilling DF, Summer R, Duncan SR. Design of the STRIVE-IPF trial- study of therapeutic plasma exchange, rituximab, and intravenous immunoglobulin for acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. BMC Pulm Med. 2024 Mar 20; 24(1):143.
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Vivero A, Peedin AR, Gao Y, Karp JK. Successful treatment of pure red cell aplasia using therapeutic plasma exchange after ABO-incompatible hematopoietic stem cell transplant. J Clin Apher. 2023 Aug; 38(4):495-499.
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Dalakas MC, Latov N, Kuitwaard K. Intravenous immunoglobulin in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP): mechanisms of action and clinical and genetic considerations. Expert Rev Neurother. 2022 Nov-Dec; 22(11-12):953-962.
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Jarrett SA, Wattoo A, Chiang B, Varadi G, Al Madani M. An 80-Year-Old Man with Ischemic Heart Disease Who Developed Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Following Treatment with Ticagrelor. Am J Case Rep. 2022 Aug 24; 23:e936977.
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Babariya SP, Vivero A, Peedin A, Karp JK. Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with severe obesity (BMI >40): A survey of practices in the United States. J Clin Apher. 2021 Dec; 36(6):802-807.
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Peedin AR, Karp JK. Hydroxocobalamin mimicking intravascular hemolysis in therapeutic plasma exchange. J Clin Apher. 2021 Feb; 36(1):177-178.
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Fine A, Karp JK, Peedin AR. The role of therapeutic plasma exchange in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with MDA-5 antibody: A case report and review of the literature. J Clin Apher. 2020 Sep; 35(5):483-487.
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Mitsuhashi M, Yoshimi R, Kishimoto D, Hidekawa C, Iizuka Y, Sakurai N, Kamiyama R, Kirino Y, Kondo Y, Mizuki N, Nakajima H. Refractory optic perineuritis related to granulomatosis with polyangiitis treated with intensive immunosuppressive therapy combined with plasma exchange. Mod Rheumatol Case Rep. 2020 01; 4(1):84-89.
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Bhoopalan SV, Hankins J, George J, Ryder A, Onder AM, Puri L. Use of caplacizumab in a child with refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 07; 66(7):e27737.