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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Neurologic Disorders: Insufficient Evidence to Support the Use of Hydroxyethyl Starch

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Lorenz-Böhler-Street 5, 39100, Bolzano, BZ, Italy

    Christian J. Wiedermann

  2. Department of Hematology, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Lorenz-Böhler-Street 5, Bolzano, BZ, Italy

    Andrea Piccin

  3. Department of Neurology, Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital, London Road, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 3AA, UK

    Giosue Gulli

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CJW has received fees for speaking and travel cost reimbursements from CSL Behring, Grifols, Baxter and Kedrion. AP and GG have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Wiedermann, C.J., Piccin, A. & Gulli, G. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Neurologic Disorders: Insufficient Evidence to Support the Use of Hydroxyethyl Starch. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 33, 445–447 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-017-0833-9

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