[Experience in using plasmapheresis as a component in the intensive therapy of critical states]

Ninety-six plasmapheresis sessions were carried out in 54 patients. The indications to the treatment were the DIC syndrome, positional compression syndrome, pancreonecrosis, acute poisonings, acute hepatic failure, sepsis, and immunocomplex diseases. The volume of plasma removed during a session was 300-1500 ml. 50-60% of removed volume was replaced by fresh-frozen plasma and albumen and 40% with colloids.