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Last updated: 02/17/2009
Hemoperfusion has three major uses:
- to remove nephrotoxic drugs or poisons from the blood in emergency situations (A nephrotoxic substance is one that is harmful to the kidneys.)
- to remove waste products from the blood in patients...
with kidney disease - to provide supportive treatment before and after transplantation for patients in liver failure
Hemoperfusion is more effective than other methods of treatment for removing certain specific poisons from the blood, particularly those that bind to proteins in the body or are difficult to dissolve in water. It is used to treat overdoses of barbiturates, meprobamate, glutethimide, theophylline, digitalis, carbamazepine, methotrexate, ethchlorvynol, and acetaminophen, as well as treating paraquat poisoning. Paraquat is a highly toxic weed killer that is sometimes used by people in developing countries to commit suicide.
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Hemoperfusion (British English: haemoperfusion) is a medical process used to remove toxic substances from a patients 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. 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.
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In 2000, Urinary Incontinence affected an estimated 38 percent of women aged 60 or older. Urinary incontinence affected an estimated 17 percent of men aged 60 or older.
From: NKUDIC
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