“This is not a treatment for wellness and rejuvenation,” clarifies Matina Pagonis, president of the Panhellenic Medical Association, speaking on Alpha TV’s main newscast about plasmapheresis, the procedure that Giorgos Mazonakis was undergoing—as indicated by Hellenic Police data—when he suffered the fatal cardiac arrest.
Ms. Pagoni emphasized that the clinic in question, located in Kolonaki, was licensed as a pathology clinic and not as a medical clinic, while at the same time highlighting the reasons why plasmapheresis should not be performed in ordinary medical offices.
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“It’s prohibited; you simply cannot perform plasmapheresis in a regular doctor’s office. Because complications can arise, and the patient would need to be treated immediately by a team of doctors. That is why large hospitals with intensive care units and all the necessary specialties are needed—that is where the patient’s complications will be managed. Because the patient may experience a sudden drop in blood pressure, an allergic reaction, or coagulation disorders—which means that in a hospital equipped with all the necessary resources, a patient who may experience these complications can be treated, intubated, and saved.”
He added, however, that the personnel involved in plasmapheresis—both nurses and doctors—must be certified and specialized.
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Plasmapheresis is a specialized and rather difficult extracorporeal therapeutic method used to remove toxic substances from blood plasma, and this method is used to treat conditions such as autoimmune diseases, hematological disorders, and neurological disorders.
When asked to comment on reports that this specific procedure is “advertised” as a wellness treatment, Ms. Pagoni clarified that “This is not a treatment for wellness and rejuvenation. The machine is specifically designed for these serious diseases and for treating these patients. These are the categories of patients who, during their most difficult phases, require plasmapheresis, perhaps in combination with medical treatment.”
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At the same time, when asked if she had any information indicating that Cypriots were also clients of this particular center, Ms. Pagoni noted that many clients were from abroad, and that the clinic had “extensive advertising.”
