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hemofiltration

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hemofiltration /he·mo·fil·tra·tion/ (-fil-tra´shun) removal of waste products from blood by passing it through extracorporeal filters.
he·mo·fil·tra·tion (hm-fl-trshn)
n.
A process similar to hemodialysis, by which blood is dialyzed using ultrafiltration and simultaneous reinfusion of physiologic saline solution.

hemofiltration
[-filtrā′shən]
a type of hemodialysis in which there is convective transport of the solute through ultrafiltration across the membrane. It is reported to be more effective than diffusion in removing higher-molecular weight solutes from the blood, particularly in the treatment of uremia. Also spelled haemofiltration.

hemofiltration
the removal of waste products from the blood by passing the blood through extracorporeal filters.


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The Handbook of Dialysis Fourth Edition includes completely new chapters on how to treat kidney disease before a patient needs dialysis, on how to set up daily or nocturnal dialysis, and the principles and practical points of using hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration instead of hemodialysis.
The transplantation surgery was prolonged (17 h) and technically difficult, requiring intraoperative blood products ([approximately equal to]25 U), prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation, blood pressure support, and renal hemofiltration.
 
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