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ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2015

Early plasmapheresis in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia induced acute pancreatitis.

Prashant Nasa, George Alexander, Amitabh Kulkarni, Deven Juneja, Sudhish Sehra, Rajesh Agarwal, Kandy Koul

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Article in Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Plasmapheresis for Hypertriglyceridemia-induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-summary of Case Reports.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025
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  3. [A case of transient infantile hypertriglyceridemia caused by mutations in the glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1 gene].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Prashant NasaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, NMC Speciality Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
George AlexanderDepartment of Gastroenterology, NMC Speciality Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
Amitabh KulkarniDepartment of Nephrology, NMC Speciality Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
Deven JunejaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi, India.
Sudhish SehraDepartment of Medicine, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi, India.
Rajesh AgarwalDepartment of Medicine, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi, India.
Kandy KoulDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, NMC Speciality Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
ActionAid · USDubai Hospital · AEMahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertriglyceridemia can cause severe diseases such as acute pancreatitis (AP) and coronary artery disease. The routine management of hypertriglyceridemia is dietary restriction of fat and lipid-lowering medications to manage the secondary or precipitating causes of hypertriglyceridemia. However, in cases of AP with severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG) (triglycerides [TG] >1000 mg/dl) rapid reduction of TG levels to well below 1000 mg/dl can improve outcome and prevent further episodes of pancreatitis. Plasmapheresis is a therapeutic option in such medical emergencies. We discussed 2 cases of severe AP with SHTG where we used early plsmapheresis along with other supportive management.

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Hypertriglyceridemiaplasmaphresissevere acute pancreatitits

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PMID26321811
PMCPMC4548421
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