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Fig. 2 | Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Fig. 2

From: Small volume plasma exchange for Guillain-Barré syndrome in resource poor settings: a safety and feasibility study

Fig. 2

Illustration of the small volume plasma exchange (SVPE) kit. A SVPE kit will be prepared with one blood transfusion set and two saline infusion sets connected via a tri-channel device. The blood transfusion set will be connected to the blood bag and a saline infusion set will be connected to 1 L normal saline mixed with 2500 units of unfractionated heparin and the other ends of the blood transfusion and saline infusion sets will be connected with one lumen of the central venous catheter using a tri-channel device. Another saline infusion set will be connected to 500 mL hexa-ethyl starch solution and the other end connected with the second lumen of the central venous catheter. Air should be eliminated from all tubes using fluid from the respective bags

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