[Plasmapheresis in the intensive therapy of renal insufficiency]

Results of the treatment of 12 patients operated on organs of the abdominal cavity for peritonitis and 2 patients with purulent pyelonephritis are described. The patients had different degrees of disturbances of the renal function (renal insufficiency included). The use of plasmapheresis improved the diuretic function of the kidneys, parameters of glomerular filtration and reduced azotemia. However in patients with the terminal renal insufficiency the including of plasmapheresis and hemofiltration proved to be unsuccessful.