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The Concise Manual of Apheresis Therapy

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Editors:
  1. Eisei Noiri

    1. Department of Hemodialysis & Apheresis, University Hospital The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan

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  2. Norio Hanafusa

    1. Department of Hemodialysis & Apheresis, University Hospital The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku,, Japan

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  • Practical reference text for apheresis therapy covering everything from basic principles to treatment of specific disease states.

  • Pocket-sized book suitable for use in clinical courses and bed-side teaching, as well as medical engineering studies in hospitals worldwide.

  • Targets many illnesses including myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, nephrotic syndrome, TTP/TMA, and dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Principles and Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Theoretical Background of Apheresis Therapy

      • Norio Hanafusa
      Pages 3-20

    3. Methods to Remove Pathogens

      • Tamami Tanaka, Osamu Ichimura, Yugo Nagae, Nobuhiro Sakuma
      Pages 21-37

    4. Decision to Prescribe PE, DFPP, or PA

      • Rei Isshiki, Hiroko Yamamoto
      Pages 39-47

    5. Plasma Exchange

      • Daisuke Katagiri, Hideo Kurosawa
      Pages 49-56

    6. Double Filtration Plasmapheresis

      • Daisuke Katagri, Kana Mogi
      Pages 57-64

    7. Plasma Adsorption

      • Yasuyuki Watanabe, Maki Tsukamoto
      Pages 65-76

    8. Cryofiltration

      • Daisuke Katagiri, Hiroko Yamamoto
      Pages 77-82

    9. Double Filtration Plasmapheresis Thermo-Mode (DF Thermo)

      • Mizuki Yamano
      Pages 83-91

    10. Plasma Diafiltration

      • Hajime Nakae
      Pages 93-101

    11. Direct Plasma Adsorption

      • Mayumi Miwa, Maki Tsukamoto
      Pages 103-111

    12. Cytapheresis

      • Yuki Itoh, Maki Tsukamoto
      Pages 113-118

    13. Cell-Free and Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy

      • Norio Hanafusa
      Pages 119-127

  3. Therapeutic Details

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Choice of Apheresis Therapy

      • Eisei Noiri
      Pages 131-140

    3. Determination of Dosage and Frequency of Therapy

      • Norio Hanafusa
      Pages 141-152

    4. Vascular Access

      • Koji Okamoto
      Pages 153-160

    5. Anticoagulants

      • Tetsushi Yamashita, Toshihiro Torato
      Pages 161-174

  4. Complications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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About this book

This pocket-sized manual serves as a concise and ideal reference work for therapeutic approaches using apheresis, Covering both basic theory and clinical details to facilitate improved treatment and patient outcomes, the text considers a  variety of diseases, including myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, nephrotic syndrome, TTP/TMA, dilated cardiomyopathy, and many other conditions. The books also reviews the growing trend towards adopting this unique therapy for a wide range of health management issues such as morbid obesity and/or type 2 diabetes, and for lowering LDL-cholesterol (cholesterol apheresis) in patients unresponsive to medication or lifestyle modification.  

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Hemodialysis & Apheresis, University Hospital The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan

    Eisei Noiri

  • Department of Hemodialysis & Apheresis, University Hospital The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku,, Japan

    Norio Hanafusa

About the editors

Eisei Noiri, MD, PhD, FASN Department of Hemodialysis & Apheresis; Nephrology & Endocrinology, University Hospital, The University of Tokyo

Norio Hanafusa, MD, PhD. Department of Hemodialysis & Apheresis; Nephrology & Endocrinology, University Hospital, The University of Tokyo

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Concise Manual of Apheresis Therapy

  • Editors: Eisei Noiri, Norio Hanafusa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54412-8

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54411-1Published: 13 December 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54412-8Published: 19 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 418

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Originally published in Japanese. Original Japanese edition published by ISHIYAKU PUBLISHERS, INC., Tokyo 2012

  • Topics: Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

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