Plasma exchange has been proposed as a treatment for multiple disorders. Three patients with amyotropic lateral sclerosis, who were hemostatically normal, were studied through a total of 11 4-liter exchanges. Plasma was replaced by an equal volume of 5% albumin or 5% plasma protein fraction. Serial studies revealed that immediately after the exchange transfusion, there was significant prolongat...

Plasma exchange therapy has been successfully used in selected patients with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome who have organ failure or refractory to treatment. There is no prospective study regarding plasma exchange and its effect in HELLP syndrome. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of early postpartum use of plasma exchange in patients w...