UNDERSTANDING THERAPEUTIC PLASMA EXCHANGE

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is the treatment of choice for patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The TPE process is explained in order to help nurses deal with TPE patients more efficiently.

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Published inNursing (Jenkintown, Pa.) Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 68 - 69
Main Authors KRESEVIC, DENISE M, KRALIK, KAREN
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Williams & Wilkins 01.04.1990
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects
Disease
Health care
Humans
Nurses
Nursing
Patient Education as Topic
Patients
Plasma Exchange - adverse effects
Plasma Exchange - methods
Plasma Exchange - nursing
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Summary:Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is the treatment of choice for patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The TPE process is explained in order to help nurses deal with TPE patients more efficiently.
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ISSN:0360-4039
1538-8689
DOI:10.1097/00152193-199004000-00020