Therapeutic plasma exchange and dextran-sulfate plasma adsorption as extracorporeal treatments of extremely preterm preeclampsia with fetal growth restriction.

Jakob GubensekRafael PonikvarTanja Premru-SrsenVesna Fabjan VodusekManfred Georg MoertlMiha Lucovnik

Published in: Journal of clinical apheresis (2021)

As potential novel treatment of early preeclampsia, a non-selective and widely available TPE was comparable to DSA regarding sFlt-1 reduction but was associated with fewer side-effects. Both seem to allow maternal stabilization and pregnancy prolongation even when early preeclampsia is complicated by FGR.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
early onset
preterm birth
pregnant women
low birth weight
birth weight
risk assessment
physical activity
combination therapy
gestational age
preterm infants
smoking cessation
weight loss
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