PMID- 34469617 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220325 LR - 20220325 IS - 1098-1101 (Electronic) IS - 0733-2459 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 6 DP - 2021 Dec TI - Therapeutic plasma exchange for life-threatening pediatric disorders. PG - 823-830 LID - 10.1002/jca.21934 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is acknowledged to be an effective treatment in life-threatening pediatric disorders. Apheresis for pediatric diseases has been poorly investigated, and most studies to date featured small numbers of patients and lacked control groups. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the tolerance of TPE in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort study via a web-based electronic case report form including pediatric patients referred for TPE between January 2005 and December 2014. RESULTS: A total of 78 patients (median [range] age: 9.8 [0.53-17.93]) and 731 TPE procedures were analyzed. The indications were antibody-mediated rejection (n = 33; 42%) and desensitization therapy (n = 5; 6%) after solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, thrombotic microangiopathy (n = 17; 22%), pediatric inflammatory diseases (n = 16; 21%), kidney diseases (n = 6; 8%), and hyperviscosity syndrome (n = 1; 1%). On average, each patient underwent six procedures during the first session [range: 1-19]. In the 2 weeks following the start of a session, 72 patients (92%) presented a total of 311 adverse events (AEs) potentially related to TPE. The risk of AEs was not related to the indication for TPE, the intensity of care, venous access, plasma substitute use, or body weight. None of the deaths was related to the TPE. CONCLUSION: We studied one of the largest retrospective pediatric cohorts described to date. Our experience of TPE children's TPE feasibility concerned specific, life-threatening conditions and otherwise treatment-refractory diseases. CI - (c) 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Diana, Jean-Sebastien AU - Diana JS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8806-011X AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. FAU - Manceau, Sandra AU - Manceau S AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. FAU - Rabeony, Tioka AU - Rabeony T AD - Institut Imagine, Paris, France. FAU - Elie, Caroline AU - Elie C AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. AD - Institut Imagine, Paris, France. FAU - Jolaine, Valerie AU - Jolaine V AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. AD - Institut Imagine, Paris, France. FAU - Zamora, Sandrine AU - Zamora S AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Aubart, Melodie AU - Aubart M AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Salvi, Nadege AU - Salvi N AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Bodemer, Christine AU - Bodemer C AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. FAU - Bader-Meunier, Brigitte AU - Bader-Meunier B AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Barnerias, Christine AU - Barnerias C AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Iserin, Franck AU - Iserin F AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Chardot, Christophe AU - Chardot C AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. FAU - Lacaille, Florence AU - Lacaille F AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Renolleau, Sylvain AU - Renolleau S AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. FAU - Salomon, Remi AU - Salomon R AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. FAU - Joseph, Laure AU - Joseph L AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Cavazzana, Marina AU - Cavazzana M AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. AD - Institut Imagine, Paris, France. FAU - Lefrere, Francois AU - Lefrere F AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Dupic, Laurent AU - Dupic L AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. FAU - Delville, Marianne AU - Delville M AD - Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. AD - Universite de Paris, Paris, France. AD - Institut Imagine, Paris, France. LA - eng GR - The << Assistance Publique des Hopitaux de Paris >> supports this project./ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210901 PL - United States TA - J Clin Apher JT - Journal of clinical apheresis JID - 8216305 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Child MH - Critical Care/*methods MH - Feasibility Studies MH - Female MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/therapy MH - Intensive Care Units, Pediatric MH - Kidney Diseases/therapy MH - Male MH - Plasma Exchange/adverse effects/*methods MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Thrombotic Microangiopathies/therapy MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - adverse event OT - eCRF database OT - pediatric intensive care unit EDAT- 2021/09/02 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/26 06:00 CRDT- 2021/09/01 17:28 PHST- 2021/07/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/08/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/08/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/09/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/09/01 17:28 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jca.21934 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Apher. 2021 Dec;36(6):823-830. doi: 10.1002/jca.21934. Epub 2021 Sep 1.