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Plasma Exchange

"Plasma Exchange" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

Removal of plasma and replacement with various fluids, e.g., fresh frozen plasma, plasma protein fractions (PPF), albumin preparations, dextran solutions, saline. Used in treatment of autoimmune diseases, immune complex diseases, diseases of excess plasma factors, and other conditions.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Plasma Exchange" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Plasma Exchange" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 86 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020
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