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ArticleJournal of clinical apheresis2022

Rapid reduction in triglyceride levels by therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis.

Zhu Chen, Xiaolong Huang, Minwei Zhang, Na Han, Yaogui Ning

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Article in Journal of clinical apheresis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhu ChenIntensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian, China.
Xiaolong HuangIntensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian, China.
Minwei ZhangIntensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian, China.
Na HanXiamen Central Blood Station, Xiamen City, Fujian, China.
Yaogui NingIntensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University · CNXiamen Blood Center · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) on lowering triglyceride (TG) levels in patients with hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis (HLAP).

methodsThe TG-lowering in patients with HLAP was compared between the TPE group and conservative treatment group (non-TPE). The primary outcome was TG reduction to less than 500 mg/dL within 48 hours.

resultsThe primary outcome was significantly correlated with TPE (univariate analysis odds ratio [OR] 2.74; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30-5.79, P = .008; multivariate analysis OR 3.03; 95% CI 1.28-7.19, P = .012). At 24 and 48 hours, conservative treatment resulted in a 48.24% and 70.44% reduction in TG, while TPE resulted in a 70.91% and 76.39% reduction in TG, respectively. A more rapid decrease of in TGs in a short period was clearly associated with TPE (P < .001 for interaction). After 72 hours, the TGs decreased by approximately 77% in both groups, with no significant difference (P = .563). There was no difference between groups in clinical outcomes over the acute time period or over the longer term.

conclusionsIn patients with HLAP, TPE resulted in a short-term and rapid reduction in plasma TG concentrations, with no significant advantage over non-TPE after 72 hours.

Indexed as

Plasma ExchangeAdultFemaleHumansHypertriglyceridemiaMaleMiddle AgedPancreatitisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriglyceridesTriglyceridesacute pancreatitiseffectivenesshypertriglyceridemiaprognosistherapeutic plasma exchangetriglycerides

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PMID34846767
PMCPMC9299693
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