21 December 2024
: Case report 
Timely Application of Plasma Exchange to Correct Acute Pancreatitis Related to Serum Triglyceride Levels: A Report of 6 Cases and a Literature Review
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Rongfei Liu BEF 1, Jiamin Lu AB 1, Duo Zhang DE 1, Wei Lu BDF 1, Zizhou Yu ABDE 1, Xupeng Shao ABC 2, Na Xie CDF 2, Liyun Duan BDF 1, Shuai Xing ABF 2, Xiaoyue Wang BDF 2, Xue Zhao CF 2, Peng Lv DEF 2, Kailiang Fan ABCDEFG 2*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944763
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944763
Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Case number | Age (year) | Sex | TG (mmol/L) | Amylase (U/L) | Co-morbidity | Hospitalization (day) | Pancreatitis attacks number | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 51 | M | 68.70 | 60 | HL, HT | 9 | Second attack | TPE, CVVH |
| 5 | 48 | F | 133.00 | 204 | HL, DM | 2 | Second attack | TPE, CVVH |
| 2 | 35 | M | 70.80 | 848 | HL | 5 | Second attack | TPE, CVVH |
| 3 | 32 | M | 85.78 | 378 | HL, HT | 12 | First attack | TPE, CVVH |
| 1 | 37 | M | 43.55 | 1016 | HL | 29 | First attack | TPE, CVVH |
| 6 | 45 | M | 111.45 | 247 | HL, cholecystitis | 11 | Second attack | TPE, CVVH |
| M – male; F – female; TG – triglyceride; DM – diabetes; HT – hypertension; HL – hyperlipidemia; TPE – therapeutic plasmapheresis; CVVH – continuous veno-venous hemofiltration. | ||||||||