Key result
Concomitant use of intravenous insulin and plasmapheresis successfully reduced serum triglyceride levels from 21 mmol/L to 3.83 mmol/L and resolved severe hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis.
Why the study?
Hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis is rare in younger patients, and the role and efficacy of apheresis in severe cases are not well established.
Case Report (n=1)
Concomitant use of intravenous insulin and plasmapheresis effectively reduced severe hypertriglyceridemia and resolved acute pancreatitis in a young patient with diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Case report suggests apheresis feasibility in adolescent HTGP with DKA; leaves open efficacy versus insulin alone.
Ng et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis (n=1). Intravenous insulin and plasmapheresis was evaluated on Reduction in serum triglyceride levels and resolution of pancreatitis. Concomitant use of intravenous insulin and plasmapheresis successfully reduced serum triglyceride levels from 21 mmol/L to 3.83 mmol/L and resolved severe hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis.
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