Plasma Exchange in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: For Whom (If Any)?

Michael Walsh^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Renal Research, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

Editorial

Michael Walsh. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;33(3):465-466.

doi: 10.1681/ASN.2021121550. Epub 2022 Jan 24.

Michael Walsh^{1

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3}

¹ Renal Research, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

No abstract available

Keywords: apheresis; guidelines; randomized controlled trials; shared decision making.

Comment on

Kidney Histopathology Can Predict Kidney Function in ANCA-Associated Vasculitides with Acute Kidney Injury Treated with Plasma Exchanges.
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