Plasmapheresis

Preferred Label : Plasmapheresis;

NCIt synonyms : Therapeutic Plasmapheresis; Therapeutic Plasma Exchange; Plasma Exchange;

NCIt definition : A procedure that collects plasma from the peripheral blood while returning the rest to the donor.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: The process of separating certain cells from the plasma in the blood by a machine; only the cells are returned to the person. Plasmapheresis can be used to remove excess antibodies from the blood.; NICHD: A procedure that collects plasma from the peripheral blood while returning the rest to the donor's circulation.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045483;

Details

Origin ID

C15304;

UMLS CUI

C0032134;

False automatic mappings
- Plasmapheresis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Therapeutic plasma exchange (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Plasmapheresis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Plasmapheresis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Plasmaphoresis [MedDRA LLT]
- Therapeutic plasmapheresis [ICD-9 code]
- plasmapheresis [MeSH concept]
- plasmapheresis [MeSH Descriptor]
- plasmapheresis [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Rheumatology Terminology [NCIt concept]

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