Therapeutic plasma exchange combined with ribavirin to rescue critical SFTS patients

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Autores principales: Xuezhen Song, Xiaojun Xu, Xiaoning Ren, Xiaoxuan Ruan, Jinshuang Bo
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author Xuezhen Song
Xiaojun Xu
Xiaoning Ren
Xiaoxuan Ruan
Jinshuang Bo
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Xiaojun Xu
Xiaoning Ren
Xiaoxuan Ruan
Jinshuang Bo
Xuezhen Song
Xiaojun Xu
Xiaoning Ren
Xiaoxuan Ruan
Jinshuang Bo
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contents Therapeutic plasma exchange combined with ribavirin to rescue critical SFTS patients Xuezhen Song Xiaojun Xu Xiaoning Ren Xiaoxuan Ruan Jinshuang Bo Journal of Clinical Apheresis AbstractBackgroundSevere fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV). Endemic in East Asia, SFTS is characterized by an exceptionally high mortality rate. Presently, there is no established treatment for SFTS, particularly for patients in critical condition. In this study, we collected and analyzed laboratory and clinical data from 92 critically ill patients with SFTS treated at Weihai Municipal Hospital between 2019 and 2022. We hope that our study will provide some hints for the treatment of critically ill patients with SFTS.MethodsA total of 92 critically ill patients with SFTS were included in this study. Of these patients, 45 received treatment with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and ribavirin (referred to as the TPE group), while the remaining patients received only ribavirin (referred to as the non‐TPE group). Clinical and laboratory parameters were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsThe results showed significant improvements in multiple laboratory parameters following treatment with TPE and ribavirin, including white blood cell and neutrophil count, lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase isoenzyme‐MB, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, D‐Dimer, serum sodium and copies of virus genomes. The combination of TPE with ribavirin demonstrated a significant reduction in mortality rates, with a mortality rate of 20.0% in the TPE group compared to 40.4% in the non‐TPE group (P = 0.033).ConclusionsOur findings suggest that critically ill patients with SFTS who received TPE and ribavirin experienced improvements in both clinical and laboratory parameters. These results indicate that TPE combined with ribavirin may represent a promising novel therapeutic approach for managing critically ill patients with SFTS. However, comparative studies of large sample size or randomized clinical trials are warranted to confirm the effectiveness of this combination therapy in the treatment of severe SFTS cases. 10.1002/jca.22131 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
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spellingShingle Therapeutic plasma exchange combined with ribavirin to rescue critical SFTS patients
Xuezhen Song
Xiaojun Xu
Xiaoning Ren
Xiaoxuan Ruan
Jinshuang Bo
Journal of Clinical Apheresis
Therapeutic plasma exchange combined with ribavirin to rescue critical SFTS patients Xuezhen Song Xiaojun Xu Xiaoning Ren Xiaoxuan Ruan Jinshuang Bo Journal of Clinical Apheresis AbstractBackgroundSevere fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV). Endemic in East Asia, SFTS is characterized by an exceptionally high mortality rate. Presently, there is no established treatment for SFTS, particularly for patients in critical condition. In this study, we collected and analyzed laboratory and clinical data from 92 critically ill patients with SFTS treated at Weihai Municipal Hospital between 2019 and 2022. We hope that our study will provide some hints for the treatment of critically ill patients with SFTS.MethodsA total of 92 critically ill patients with SFTS were included in this study. Of these patients, 45 received treatment with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and ribavirin (referred to as the TPE group), while the remaining patients received only ribavirin (referred to as the non‐TPE group). Clinical and laboratory parameters were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsThe results showed significant improvements in multiple laboratory parameters following treatment with TPE and ribavirin, including white blood cell and neutrophil count, lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase isoenzyme‐MB, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, D‐Dimer, serum sodium and copies of virus genomes. The combination of TPE with ribavirin demonstrated a significant reduction in mortality rates, with a mortality rate of 20.0% in the TPE group compared to 40.4% in the non‐TPE group (P = 0.033).ConclusionsOur findings suggest that critically ill patients with SFTS who received TPE and ribavirin experienced improvements in both clinical and laboratory parameters. These results indicate that TPE combined with ribavirin may represent a promising novel therapeutic approach for managing critically ill patients with SFTS. However, comparative studies of large sample size or randomized clinical trials are warranted to confirm the effectiveness of this combination therapy in the treatment of severe SFTS cases. 10.1002/jca.22131 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
title Therapeutic plasma exchange combined with ribavirin to rescue critical SFTS patients
topic Journal of Clinical Apheresis
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jca.22131