[Plasmapheresis in preoperative care of patients with thyrotoxicosis].

The authors studied the efficacy of plasmapheresis in preoperative management of patients with thyrotoxicosis in intolerance of and resistance to thyrostatic agents. Seventy-three patients were examined. Preoperative management was accomplished by gravitation plasmapheresis (PP) with a PP-0.

[Radioimmunodiagnosis in the correction of plasmapheresis methodology in thyrotoxicosis].

Differences in the rated and actual results were revealed during postoperative plasmapheresis in patients with thyrotoxicosis who did not tolerate or were resistant to thyrostatics. It was assumed that it was caused by a rise of the level of thyroid hormones resulting from heparin premedication. Gravitation plasmapheresis following heparin administration (150-200 U per 1 kg of body mass) was used in a study group of 25 patients.