[Effect of plasmapheresis on histamine and serotonin levels in the blood of patients with acute pancreatitis].

Alterations of histamine and serotonin levels in blood were found to depend on the duration and degree of the pathological process in the pancreas in acute pancreatitis. The effect of plasmapheresis on the content of biologically active substances in blood at different stages of the development of pancreatonecrosis was studied. It was established that plasmapheresis was an effective means to make the level of histamine and serotonin lower.