Oxford University Press (OUP), QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2(107), p. 123-130
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hct208
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Background: Plasma exchange is used in the treatment of diseases mediated by pathogenic circulating proteins, or for transplant desensitization. Its non-targeted nature results in the depletion of physiologically important molecules, and it is often complicated by hypocalcaemia.