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Table 6 Mortality / survival associated with different times of intervention with TPE

From: Sequel and therapeutic modalities of leptospirosis associated severe pulmonary haemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS); a Sri Lankan experience

Time from detection of SPHS to intervention with TPE

Survived

Dead

N

%

n

%

Within first 48 h

35

74.5

12

25.5

>  48 h

6

54.5

5

45.5

  1. SPHS leptospirosis associated severe pulmonary haemorrhagic syndrome, TPE therapeutic plasma exchange