Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) is a patient treatment during which a large volume of the patient’s plasma is separated from the cellular components of the blood, removed, and replaced with appropriate fluids. TPE is performed to remove antibodies, immune complexes or other toxic substances circulating in the plasma.
MoreCytapheresis is a selective removal of a cellular component of blood by apheresis. Red cells, granulocytes, or platelets may be harvested. Cytapheresis is used to collect specific components from blood donors, or, in the case of therapeutic cytapheresis, to remove excess cellular components from patients with blood disorders (white blood cell depletion, platelet depletion, red blood cell depletion or exchange.
MoreLaser therapy are medical treatments that use focused light. Laser light is a very special kind of light. Unlike most light sources, it is tuned to very specific wavelengths.
MoreA blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a needle, or via fingerprick.
MoreIntensive care anesthesiology and transfusiologist
License: anesthesiology and intensive care since 1997. Transfusion medicine specialist certificate since 2001. Experience with therapeutic apheresis procedures since 2000. Actively participates in international congresses and seminars, lecturer in therapeutic apheresis. ...
Meet Our Doctor TeamTransfusiologist
Transfusion medicine specialist certificate since 1993. Experience with therapeutic apheresis procedures since 1993. ...
Meet Our Doctor TeamIntensive care and transfusiology
Medical nurse certificate in transfusion medicine since 2006. Medical nurse certificate in anesthesiology and intensive care since 1989. ...
Meet Our Doctor TeamIntensive care and transfusiology
Medical nurse certificate in transfusion medicine since 1993. Medical nurse certificate in anesthesiology and intensive care since 2011. ...
Meet Our Doctor TeamApheresis unit belongs to Riga’s municipality 1st hospital, which has broad profile of services: intensive care and anesthesiology unit, cardiology, general surgery, gynecology, urology, proctology, neurosurgery and neurology, traumatology-orthopedics, otorhinolaryngology, dermatology, endocrinology, ophthalmology and phlebology (www.1slimnica.lv), address Bruninieku iela 5, Riga.
For the first time in Latvia plasmapheresis procedures are performed in outpatient and day care hospital setting, where all the necessary services are available. Therapeutic apheresis procedures are carried out using state of the art medical equipment. We also offer both red and blue laser beam blood therapy. Plasmapheresis, cytapheresis or intravenous blood laser therapy (the number of procedures, frequency, volume) determined by the physician during the consultation, considering the patient’s problems, history, status and analysis. We offered comfortable conditions during the procedure, ability to watch TV and use WiFi Internet.
All procedures are carried out by intensive care nurses, anesthesiology and intensive care physician, transfusion specialist.