Intensive Therapeutic Plasma Exchange—New Approach to Treat and Rescue Patients with Severe Form of Yellow Fever
Intensive TPE is a feasible and effective intervention for severe YF, achieving an 84% reduction in mortality. The limitations of our results are the small sample size, observational and single-center study. Further studies are warranted to elucidate intensive TPE's role in YF management.
Authors
- Lucas Chaves Netto
- Erica Okazaki
- Vanderson Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-619X)
- Chung-Chou H. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8719-2508)
- João Renato Rebello Pinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3999-0489)
- Youko Nukui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7774-4716)
- Paula Ribeiro Villaça (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0689-4511)
- Fernanda de Mello Malta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8887-5060)
- Aluísio Augusto Cotrim Segurado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6311-8036)
- Nelson Hidekazu Tatsui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1244-8967)
- Tânia Rúbia Flores da Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5596-1640)
- Daniel Joelsons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4190-1334)
Institutions
- Churchill Hospital (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed10020039
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51