Hemofiltration and plasmapheresis in newborns using a small blood pump system

Extracorporeal detoxification methods in newborns and premature infants are unavailable and contraindicated because of technical problems. The authors' experiences with a blood pump unit that was miniaturized for hemodialysis, hemofiltration, and plasmapheresis in newborns are reported. In 28 n...

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Published inASAIO transactions Vol. 35; no. 3; p. 578
Main Authors Bambauer, R, Jutzler, G A, Jesberger, H J, Löffler, G, Limbach, H G, Graf, N, Richter, J, Volkmer, I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1989
Subjects
Acute Kidney Injury - therapy
Asphyxia Neonatorum - therapy
Erythroblastosis, Fetal - therapy
Hemofiltration - instrumentation
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases - therapy
Plasmapheresis - instrumentation
Sepsis - therapy
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Summary:Extracorporeal detoxification methods in newborns and premature infants are unavailable and contraindicated because of technical problems. The authors' experiences with a blood pump unit that was miniaturized for hemodialysis, hemofiltration, and plasmapheresis in newborns are reported. In 28 newborns and premature infants, 32 hemofiltrations, 3 hemodialyses, and 57 plasmaphereses were carried out for different diseases. Thirteen of 28 patients died despite hemofiltration and/or plasmapheresis as a result of their primary disease and/or immaturity, and 15 patients improved.
ISSN:0889-7190
DOI:10.1097/00002216-198907000-00132