Table 2.

Comparison of the most common TPE techniques.

	Membrane Filtration	Centrifugal Separation
Venous access	Central venous access	Peripheral or Central venous access
Anticoagulation	Heparin	Citrate
Efficiency of plasma removal	30%	70%
Blood flow rate	High (100–150 mL/min)	Low (50–70 mL/min)