A Saudi multicenter experience on therapeutic plasma exchange for patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A call for national registry.
Osman Omer RadhwiMaha Abdulrazak BadawiAdel AlmarzoukiFakhr Al-AyoubiGhada ElgoharyKazi Nur AsfinaAbdulrahim Mohammed BasendwahIman Ayed AlhazmiEiman A AlmahasnahAhmed Al BahraniAbdulrahman Al RaizahAyel YahyaKhadeja AlshahraniSalwa I HindawiPublished in: Journal of clinical apheresis (2023)
Our study shows an excellent response to TPE with a survival rate approximate to the reported international literature. We observed a deficiency in using validated scoring systems in addition to confirming the disease by ADAMTS13 testing. This emphasizes the need for a national registry to facilitate proper diagnosis and management of this rare disorder.