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Hemoperfusion

Medical Definition:	Removal of toxins or metabolites from the circulation by the passing of blood, within a suitable extracorporeal circuit, over semipermeable microcapsules containing adsorbents (e.g., activated charcoal) or enzymes, other enzyme preparations (e.g., gel-entrapped microsomes, membrane-free enzymes bound to artificial carriers), or other adsorbents (e.g., various resins, albumin-conjugated agarose).
Guide Notes:	do not confuse with RENAL DIALYSIS or PERFUSION or PERFUSION, REGIONAL; HEMOFILTRATION is available
Previously Indexed:	Hemodialysis (1967-1977),Kidney, Artificial (1966-1977),Perfusion (1966-1977)

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