Time course of organ dysfunction in thrombotic microangiopathy patients receiving either plasma perfusion or plasma exchange*

Few studies have investigated adults with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and the treatment remains controversial.To describe causes, outcomes, prognostic factors, and daily organ-failure score changes in adults with TMA requiring ICU admission.A 3-yr single-center cohort study.The patients were 36 adults with TMA admitted to a teaching-hospital medical ICU between January 2000 and June 2003.Of the...