Patients treated with plasmapheresis: a case review from University Hospital of the Canary Islands.

Introduction: Plasmapheresis (PP) is a therapeutic apheresis technique used in the treatment of various renal and systemic diseases with varying degrees of proven clinical efficacy.

Objective: To review our experience with PP at the Hospital Universitario de Canarias, focused on effectiveness and safety results in different disease groups.

Material And Methods: A retrospective-descriptive study of patients treated with PP from 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2009 at the hospital.