Tag Elizabeth A. Godbey MD

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a procedure in which whole blood of the patient is passed through an apheresis device, which separates and removes plasma. Other components are returned to the patient together with replacement fluid. Pathophysiology TPE is used…

Apheresis is derived from a Greek word “aphairesis,” which means “to remove forcibly.” Whole blood is removed from a subject, separated into components extracorporeally (RBCs, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma), desired blood component is removed, and remaining components are…