| Theme |
Acute Blood Purification Therapy |
| Title |
Apheresis therapy for acute blood purification |
| Author |
Takashi Akiba |
Department of Blood Purification, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University |
| [ Summary ] |
The modalities, mechanisms and indications of apheresis therapy are described. Only 30 diseases are covered by medical insurance in Japan. We focused on diseases for which apheresis therapy may be expected to be more effective than drug therapy. Methods to accumulate strong evidence in favor of apheresis therapy, in order to expand its usage for acute blood purification are described. |