Mohan PB, Chittoria RK, Koliyath S, Pathan I, Thomas N, Kerakada N, Kedareswar M, Koirala D, R A, Ahmed FM. Therapeutic Plasma exchange therapy in Burns.
J Cutan Aesthet Surg 2023;
16:259-261. [PMID:
38189078 PMCID:
PMC10768955 DOI:
10.4103/jcas.jcas_173_21]
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Abstract
Severe burn injury affects the body in many devastating ways, the most severe being systemic inflammatory response syndrome. This results in a myriad of effects like increasing capillary permeability, thereby fluid loss. It also causes a surge in inflammatory mediators like interleukin (IL)-6, which further increases the capillary leak and fluid loss. This results in refractory hypotension in patients despite adequate fluid resuscitation. Plasma exchange has been used in the management of a number of illnesses with a significant inflammatory component, and, therefore can be considered to have a role in burn injury. In our article, we would like to share our experience of using therapeutic plasma exchange therapy in burn patient.
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