Therapeutic Plasmapheresis Therapy in Patient with Thyroid Storm in the Intensive Care Unit

Thyroid storm is a rare clinical condition, and failure in management can lead to multiorgan failure and carries a high mortality. The comprehensive treatment approach is the administration of antithyroid drugs and radioactive iodine and thyroidectomy. The treatment option of therapeutic plasmaphere...

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Published in:Türk yogun bakim dergisi 2020-09, Vol.18 (3), p.155
Main Authors: Ertem, Aytül Coşar, Dağdelen, Melike Şeyda, Yıldız, Simge, Kahveci, Ferda Şöhret, Kelebek, Nermin, İşçimen, Remzi
Format: Article
Language:eng ; tur
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Apheresis
Case reports
Drug overdose
Thyroid gland
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Summary:Thyroid storm is a rare clinical condition, and failure in management can lead to multiorgan failure and carries a high mortality. The comprehensive treatment approach is the administration of antithyroid drugs and radioactive iodine and thyroidectomy. The treatment option of therapeutic plasmapheresis (TP) should be considered as a stabilizing measure, especially when patients have failed or can not tolerate conventional treatment. This case report aimed to share that TP might be an alternative approach to be added to standard treatment methods in life-threatening conditions.
ISSN:2602-2974
DOI:10.4274/tybd.galenos.2020.44153