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'''Hemoperfusion''' (British English: '''haemoperfusion''') is a [[medical]] process used to remove toxic substances from a |
'''Hemoperfusion''' (British English: '''haemoperfusion''') is a [[medical]] process used to remove toxic substances from a patient's [[blood]]. The technique involves passing large volumes of blood over an [[adsorbent]] substance. The adsorbent substance most commonly used in hemoperfusion are resins and [[activated carbon]].<ref> {{cite journal |author=Rahman MH, Haqqie SS, McGoldrick MD |title=Acute hemolysis with acute renal failure in a patient with valproic acid poisoning treated with charcoal hemoperfusion |journal=Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis |volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=256–9 |year=2006 |pmid=16805886 |doi=10.1111/j.1542-4758.2006.00105.x}}</ref> Hemoperfusion is an [[extracorporeal]] form of treatment because the blood is pumped through a device outside the patient's body. |
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Its major uses include removing [[drug]]s or [[poison]]s from the blood in emergency situations, removing waste products from the blood in patients with [[renal failure]], and as a supportive treatment for patients before and after liver transplantation. |
Its major uses include removing [[drug]]s or [[poison]]s from the blood in emergency situations, removing waste products from the blood in patients with [[renal failure]], and as a supportive treatment for patients before and after liver transplantation. |
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Hemoperfusion (British English: haemoperfusion) is a medical process used to remove toxic substances from a patient's blood. The technique involves passing large volumes of blood over an adsorbent substance. The adsorbent substance most commonly used in hemoperfusion are resins and activated carbon.[1] Hemoperfusion is an extracorporeal form of treatment because the blood is pumped through a device outside the patient's body.
Its major uses include removing drugs or poisons from the blood in emergency situations, removing waste products from the blood in patients with renal failure, and as a supportive treatment for patients before and after liver transplantation.
Footnotes
- ^ Rahman MH, Haqqie SS, McGoldrick MD (2006). "Acute hemolysis with acute renal failure in a patient with valproic acid poisoning treated with charcoal hemoperfusion". Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis. 10 (3): 256–9. doi:10.1111/j.1542-4758.2006.00105.x. PMID 16805886.
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