Efficacy of plasma exchange for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated systemic vasculitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy of plasma exchange for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated systemic vasculitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective To assess through systematic review and meta-analysis whether plasma exchange (PE) is associated with prognosis in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients. Methods A systematic search of PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL databases from in...

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Main Authors: Yosuke Yamada, Makoto Harada, Yuuta Hara, Ryohei Iwabuchi, Koji Hashimoto, Shuhei Yamamoto, Yuji Kamijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Microscopic polyangiitis
Churg-Strauss syndrome
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Plasma exchange
Meta-analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02415-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02415-z

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