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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct;31(5):490-2.
doi: 10.1002/jca.21439. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

Successful treatment of exertional heat stroke using continuous plasma diafiltration

Natsumi Inoue  1 , Akira Sato  1 , Yasuhiro Ikawa  1 , Masaki Shimizu  2 , Masaki Okajima  3 , Takumi Taniguchi  3 , Akihiro Yachie  1
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Successful treatment of exertional heat stroke using continuous plasma diafiltration

Natsumi Inoue et al. J Clin Apher. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

We report a case of severe exertional heat stroke with multiple organ failure successfully treated with continuous plasma diafiltration (CPDF). PDF effectively removed proinflammatory cytokines, and simultaneously, supported liver function. Furthermore, CPDF therapy showed beneficial effects on multiple organ functions. These features suggest that it is a primary treatment option for exertional heat stroke with multiple organ failure. J. Clin. Apheresis 31:490-492, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: heat stroke; liver function; organ failure; plasma diafiltration; proinflammatory cytokines.

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