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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
"Dialysis." Section 17, Chapter 223 in The Merck Manual ofDiagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1999.
"Elimination...
of Poisons." Section 23, Chapter 307 in TheMerck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark
H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1999.
PERIODICALS
Borra, M., et al. "Advanced Technology for Extracorporeal Liver Support System Devices."International Journal of Artificial Organs 25 (October 2002): 939–949.
Cameron, R. J., P. Hungerford, and A. H. Dawson. "Efficacy of Charcoal Hemoperfusion in Massive Carbamazepine Poisoning."Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology 40 (2002): 507–512.
Hsu, H. H., C. T. Chang, and J. L. Lin. "Intravenous Paraquat Poisoning—Induced Multiple Organ Failure and Fatality—A Report of Two Cases."Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology 41 (2003): 87–90.
Reiter, K., et al. "In Vitro Removal of Therapeutic Drugs with a Novel Adsorbent System."Blood Purification 20 (2002): 380–388.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM). 611 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. (800) 884-2236.
Center for Emergency Medicine. 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. (412) 647-5300.
National Kidney Foundation. 30 East 33rd Street, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10016. (800) 622-9010 or (212) 889-2210.
Society of Toxicology (SOT). 1767 Business Center Drive, Suite 302, Reston, VA 20190. (703) 438-3115.
OTHER
Deshpande, Girish. "Toxicity, Carbamazepine."eMedicine. June 21, 2002 [cited April 23, 2003].
Horn, Alan, and Lisa Kirkland. "Toxicity, Theophylline."eMedicine. July 26, 2002 [cited April 23, 2003].
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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.
Other Information
The estimated number of hospital admissions among adults aged 20 or older with “calculus of kidney and ureters” as a primary diagnosis was of 171,000 hospital stays in 2000.
From: NKUDIC
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