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Plasmapheresis, immunoadsorption and related procedures: Double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP): With cryofiltration: 24 to 25 double filtration plasmaphereses

Certain substances have been removed from your blood plasma more than once.

Blood is made up of a liquid part and different blood cells, among other things. The liquid part of the blood is also called blood plasma. Blood plasma is made up of water, among other things. Blood plasma carries nutrients and endogenous substances, such as messenger substances. With some disorders, certain substances in the blood plasma are changed, or there are too many of them. Substances like these include blood fats and certain proteins. Then the blood plasma can be cleansed in order to remove these substances from the body.

To cleanse your blood plasma your blood was routed through a tube to a special machine. This machine separates the blood into the blood plasma and the blood cells. A special filter was then used to remove certain substances from your blood plasma. Then the remaining blood cells, along with your purified blood plasma, were put back into your body. Your blood plasma was also cooled in the machine. This allows certain proteins to more easily be removed from the blood plasma. Before the blood plasma is put back into the body it is warmed up again.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).