Plasmatology
(Oct 2021)
Nonconventional Management of a Hyperviscosity Syndrome Failing Plasma Exchange
Rita Tavarozzi,
Francesca Pollis,
Daniela Inverardi,
Lorella Depaoli,
Massimo Massaia,
Federico Monaco,
Maria Vittoria Sacchi,
Roberto Guaschino,
Marco Ladetto
Affiliations
Rita Tavarozzi
Struttura Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy,
Francesca Pollis
Struttura Complessa di Medicina Trasfusionale, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy,
Daniela Inverardi
Struttura Complessa di Medicina Trasfusionale, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy,
Lorella Depaoli
Struttura Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy,
Massimo Massaia
Haematology Unit, ASO Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy,
Federico Monaco
Struttura Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy,
Maria Vittoria Sacchi
Struttura Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy,
Roberto Guaschino
Struttura Complessa di Medicina Trasfusionale, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy,
Marco Ladetto
Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/26348535211049248
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15
Abstract
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Hyperviscosity syndrome (HVS) is a life-threatening haematological emergency. We report a severe HSV case in which extracorporeal plasma polymerization prevented an effective plasma exchange procedure. We elaborated an unconventional successful approach consisted in the manual removal of whole patient blood followed by red blood cells (RBC) and plasma support.
Published in Plasmatology
ISSN
2634-8535 (Online)
Publisher
SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher
United Kingdom
LCC subjects
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Website
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/bdx
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