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Plasma exchange therapy for victims of envenomation: is this reasonable?

2006; Wiley; Volume: 21; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/jca.20097

1098-1101

Liron Pantanowitz, Chester Andrzejewski,

Healthcare and Venom Research

Journal of Clinical ApheresisVolume 21, Issue 4 p. 215-218 Editorial Plasma exchange therapy for victims of envenomation: is this reasonable? Liron Pantanowitz, Liron Pantanowitz Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MassachusettsSearch for more papers by this authorChester Andrzejewski, Corresponding Author Chester Andrzejewski [email protected] Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MassachusettsDepartment of Pathology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199Search for more papers by this author Liron Pantanowitz, Liron Pantanowitz Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MassachusettsSearch for more papers by this authorChester Andrzejewski, Corresponding Author Chester Andrzejewski [email protected] Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MassachusettsDepartment of Pathology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 April 2006 https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.20097Citations: 9AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES 1 White J, Bites and stings from venomous animals: a global overview. Ther Drug Monit 2000; 22: 65– 68. 2 Schrire L, Müller GJ, Pantanowitz L. The diagnosis and treatment of envenomation in South Africa. South African Vaccine Producers. Johannesburg: SAIMR Publishers. 1996. 3 Jones JS, Dougherty J. Current status of plasma exchange in toxicology. Ann Emerg Med 1986; 15: 474– 482. 4 Nenov VD, Marinov P, Sabeva J, Nenov DS. Current applications of plasma exchange in clinical toxicology. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003; 18(Suppl 5): v56– 58. 5 Kornalik F, Vorlova Z. Non-specific therapy of a hemorrhagic diathesis after a bite by a young Bothrops asper (barba amarilla): a case report. Toxicon 1990; 28: 1497– 1501. 6 Rasulov AR, Berdymuradov DB. Intensive therapy in bites of poisonous snakes (article in Russian). Anesteziol Reanimatol 1994; 3: 59– 60. 7 Cobcroft RG, Williams A, Cook D, Williams DJ, Masci P. Hemolytic uremic syndrome following taipan envenomation with response to plasma exchange. Pathology 1997; 29: 399– 402. 8 Turchanyi B, Szalontay T, Zacher G. Snake bite injuries (article in Hungarian). Orv Hetil 2000; 141: 1067– 1071. 9 Laothong C, Sitprija V. Decreased parasympathetic activities in Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus) envenoming. Toxicon 2001; 39: 1353– 1357. 10 Diaz-Sanchez CL, Lifshitz-Guinzberg A, Ignacio-Ibarra G, Halabe-Cherem J, Quinones-Galvan A. Survival after massive (>2,000) Africanized honeybee stings. Arch Intern Med 1998; 158: 925– 927. 11 Beccari M. Dialysis or plasma exchange for acute renal failure due to Africanized honeybee stings. Arch Intern Med 1999; 159: 1255– 1256. 12 Leopold NA, Bara-Jimenez W, Hallett M. Parkinsonism after a wasp sting. Mov Disorder 1999; 14: 122– 127. 13 Yildirim C, Bayraktaroglu Z, Gunay N, Bozkurt S, Kose A, Yilmaz M. Therapeutic plasma exchange in an academic emergency department. J Clin Apheresis 2006; in press. doi://10.1002.jca.20094. 14 Peiris OA, Wimalaratne KD, Nimalasuriya A. Exchange transfusion in the treatment of Russell's viper bite. Postgrad Med J 1969; 45: 627– 629. 15 Lifshitz M, Kapelushnik J, Ben-Harosh M, Sofer S. Disseminated intravascular coagulation after Cerastes vipera envenomation in a 3-year-old child: a case report. Toxicon 2000; 38: 1593– 1598. 16 Jelinek GA, Smith A, Lynch D, Celenza A, Irving I, Michalopoulos N, Erber W, Joske DJ. The effect of adjunctive fresh frozen plasma administration on coagulation parameters and survival in a canine model of antivenom-treated brown snake envenoming. Anaesth Intensive Care 2005; 33: 36– 40. Citing Literature Volume21, Issue4December 2006Pages 215-218 ReferencesRelatedInformation