RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Membrane plasmapheresis and the developing technology of plasma therapy
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 135
OP 142
VO 51
IS 1
A1 James W. Smith
A1 Paul S. Malchesky
A1 Yukihiko Nose
YR 1984
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/51/1/135.abstract
AB Therapeutic plasmapheresis has been used increasingly in the treatment of a variety of diseases. Membrank plasma filters have been developed that produce a cell-free and particulate-free plasma ideally suited for on-line plasma treatment systems. Clinical experience with sorbent and filtration techniques for solute removal indicate promising directions for plasma therapy and its role in treating and understanding disease.