Prognostic factors and complication rates for double-filtration plasmapheresis in patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome》.pdfVIP

Transfusion and Apheresis Science 52 (2015) 78–83 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Transfusion and Apheresis Science journal homepage: /locate/transci Prognostic factors and complication rates for double-filtration plasmapheresis in patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome Jui-Hsiang Lin a,b, Kun-Hua Tu a, Chih-Hsiang Chang a, Yung-Chang Chen a, Ya-Chung Tian a, Chun-Chen Yu a, Cheng-Chieh Hung a, Ji-Tseng Fang a, Chih-Wei Yang a, Ming-Yang Chang a,* a Kidney Research Center and Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan b Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tao Yuan General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated demyelinating Received 28 June 2014 polyradiculoneuropathy that could lead to disabilities if not properly treated. There are only Received in revised form 13 October 2014 limited data on the prognostic factors and complications when using double-filtration plas- Accepted 15 December 2014 mapheresis in these patients. We reviewed the medical records of 60 GBS patients who underwent double-filtration plasmapheresis as the first-line therapy at a tertiary care teach- Keywords: ing hospital. The severity of disease was evaluated at different time points using disability Guillain–Barré syndrome