Pancreatic Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7092
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2165-7092
+44 1478 350008
Yuchen Wang
John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County,
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Research Article
Assessment of the Effects of Plasmapheresis on Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia-induced Acute Pancreatitis
Author(s): Yuchen Wang, Bashar Attar, William Trick, Melchor Demetria, Palashkumar Jaiswal, Pradeep Parajuli, Leon Fogelfeld and Radhika JaiswalYuchen Wang, Bashar Attar, William Trick, Melchor Demetria, Palashkumar Jaiswal, Pradeep Parajuli, Leon Fogelfeld and Radhika Jaiswal
Abstract Objectives: Plasmapheresis has been repetitively reported as an effective treatment in hypertriglyceridemiainduced acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP). However, due to heterogeneity in presenting severity, different definition of clinical end-points and lack of well-matched control group, a definitive role of plasmapheresis is yet to be determined. Methods: We reviewed a cohort of 142 unique patients of HTG-AP, in which 15 cases were treated with plasmapheresis. We compared the epidemiologic characteristics, presenting clinical severity and various clinical end-points between plasmapheresis group and non-plasmapheresis group directly and after successful propensity score match. The clinical trajectory of plasmapheresis group and post-match nonplasmapheresis group were plotted and compared. Results: Patients who underwent .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7092.1000192