Plasmapheresis for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1597 @entity788 @entity326 @entity6177 @entity6308 @entity412 @entity881 @entity165
@entity1 with @entity412 levels over 1,000 mg/dl are at high risk of developing acute @entity788 . This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of plasma exchange (PE) in reducing @entity412 levels during an acute attack of @entity788 ( @entity788 ). A total of 17 @entity6308 @entity1 with the complication of acute @entity788 received one course of PE treatment for one or two consecutive sessions. The respective mean removal rates during a single PE for @entity412 , @entity165 , amylase, and lipase were 66.3, 62.1, 70.0, and 84.8%, respectively. An additional one exchange increased the removal rate to 83.3, 66.2, 85.5, and 87.0%, respectively. For the two-sessions of treatment, the removal rates were higher for @entity412 (P=0.0015) and amylase with a borderline statistical significance (P=0.0641). Better @entity412 clearance correlated well with lower levels of transmembrane pressure ( @entity1597 ) at 90 minutes after PE (r2=0.5782, P=0.0010) and shorter plasmapheresis duration (r2=0.2241, P=0.0427). Thirteen of seventeen @entity1 (76.5%) recovered completely, eight @entity1 in a single-session, and five in two-sessions. Two @entity1 developed @entity6177 , necessitating surgical drainage and two @entity1 died due to both @entity326 and @entity881 . No significant predictor of clinical outcome was identified. In summary, PE treatment is an effective method to clear lipids and enzymes from plasma in a single session for most @entity788 @entity1 . A greater extraction of @entity412 would result in a reduced @entity1597 and a shorter duration of PE treatment.
