Management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange – A multidisciplinary approach

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been associated to improve survival in critically ill patients with liver failure who are not anticipated to survive until liver transplantation. In pregnant patients with acute liver failure (ALF), standard volume TPE can be done, foreseeing complications such...

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Main Authors: Rishabh Bose, Aswin K. Mohan, Vaidehi Prasanth, Davis Cherian, Om Kumari, Ashish Jain, Daljit Kaur, Gita Negi, Anand Sharma
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ajts.ajts_169_23
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Om Kumari
Ashish Jain
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description Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been associated to improve survival in critically ill patients with liver failure who are not anticipated to survive until liver transplantation. In pregnant patients with acute liver failure (ALF), standard volume TPE can be done, foreseeing complications such as fetal distress, hypofibrinogenemia, hypercalcemia, and adverse transfusion reactions. TPE has been demonstrated to lower inflammatory cytokine levels, modify adaptive immunity with the potential to minimize infection susceptibility, and lower albumin and water-bound toxin levels in liver failure. In this article, the multidisciplinary approach, efficacy, and technical considerations were elaborated in the management of a young pregnant female diagnosed with ALF by TPE.
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spelling doaj-art-a8cb8e2452474e1f9dae99ad93ccbb882025-08-20T02:56:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Journal of Transfusion Science0973-62471998-35652025-07-0119115816210.4103/ajts.ajts_169_23Management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange – A multidisciplinary approachRishabh BoseAswin K. MohanVaidehi PrasanthDavis CherianOm KumariAshish JainDaljit KaurGita NegiAnand SharmaTherapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been associated to improve survival in critically ill patients with liver failure who are not anticipated to survive until liver transplantation. In pregnant patients with acute liver failure (ALF), standard volume TPE can be done, foreseeing complications such as fetal distress, hypofibrinogenemia, hypercalcemia, and adverse transfusion reactions. TPE has been demonstrated to lower inflammatory cytokine levels, modify adaptive immunity with the potential to minimize infection susceptibility, and lower albumin and water-bound toxin levels in liver failure. In this article, the multidisciplinary approach, efficacy, and technical considerations were elaborated in the management of a young pregnant female diagnosed with ALF by TPE.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ajts.ajts_169_23acute liver failurecytokinesmultidisciplinary approachprecautions in pregnancytherapeutic plasma exchange in pregnancy
spellingShingle Rishabh Bose
Aswin K. Mohan
Vaidehi Prasanth
Davis Cherian
Om Kumari
Ashish Jain
Daljit Kaur
Gita Negi
Anand Sharma
Management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange – A multidisciplinary approach
Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
acute liver failure
cytokines
multidisciplinary approach
precautions in pregnancy
therapeutic plasma exchange in pregnancy
title Management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange – A multidisciplinary approach
title_full Management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange – A multidisciplinary approach
title_fullStr Management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange – A multidisciplinary approach
title_full_unstemmed Management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange – A multidisciplinary approach
title_short Management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange – A multidisciplinary approach
title_sort management of acute liver failure during pregnancy by therapeutic plasma exchange a multidisciplinary approach
topic acute liver failure
cytokines
multidisciplinary approach
precautions in pregnancy
therapeutic plasma exchange in pregnancy
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ajts.ajts_169_23
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