Small volume plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome in resource poor settings: a safety and feasibility study

Small volume plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome in resource poor settings: a safety and feasibility study

Abstract Background In Bangladesh, most patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) cannot afford standard treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or a standard plasma exchange (PE) course, which partly explains the high rate of mortality and residual disability associated with GBS in this...

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Main Authors: Md. Badrul Islam, Zhahirul Islam, Shafiqur Rahman, Hubert P. Endtz, Margreet C. Vos, Mathieu van der Jagt, Pieter A. van Doorn, Bart C. Jacobs, Quazi D. Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Guillain-Barré syndrome
SVPE
IVIG
PE
ICU
HDU
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-017-0185-0

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