Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi
Online ISSN : 1883-082X
Print ISSN : 1340-3451
ISSN-L : 1340-3451
The efficacy and safety of replacement fluid content for apheresis therapy before ABO incompatible kidney transplantation
Keiichi TsudaKen SakaiYasuhiro MotokiHidehisa MuroichiTakuya TatenoNobuya KoyamaMasaki MuramatsuTakeshi KawamuraAtsushi Aikawa
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2012 Volume 45 Issue 8 Pages 645-650

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As a shortage of kidney donor exists, there is a trend toward an increase in ABO-incompatible kidney transplants in Japan. The removal of anti-A anti-B anti-blood type antibody is primarily necessary for ABO-incompatible kidney transplants, and double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) is usually performed before transplant. DFPP contains various albumin concentrations as replacement fluid: 7.5%, 1,500 mL; 8.3%, 1,800 mL; 9.0%, 2,500 mL; and 10%, 2,000 mL. The rates of change for antibody titers and procedure side effects were analyzed. In the results of this study, a lower concentration of albumin tended to be associated with nausea, vomiting and a lower blood pressure. All patients underwent kidney transplantation successfully, and titer reduction did not differ in the groups. In order to avoid the procedural side effects and reduce the appropriate antibodies titer, a higher albumin (9.0~10.0%) concentration should be encouraged before ABO-incompatible kidney transplants.
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© 2012 The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
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