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Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) provides an alternative or supplement to mechanical ventilation by removing carbon dioxide directly from the blood using techniques similar to kidney dialysis. The procedure can be performed as part of comprehensive treatment for acute respiratory failure in the intensive care ...
ByLivaNova PLC based in Houston, TEXAS (USA)
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Controlling dialysate quality is critically important to hemodialysis patient health. Complications as minor as nausea and fatigue or as severe as metabolic acidosis and sepsis can result if dialysate composition is incorrect. All the factors that ultimately affect dialysate composition must therefore be carefully monitored and controlled: proper proportioning and mixing of concentrates with water; the quality of water mixed with concentrates to form dialysate; and the quality of water used in the reprocessing of ...
ByMyron L Company based in Carlsbad, CALIFORNIA (USA)
More than 500,000 U.S. patients have end stage renal disease, and over 80% of them utilize hemodialysis. A significant problem for dialysis patients is the development of a functioning and durable vascular access, preferably an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). After creation, about 60% of AVFs fail to mature successfully for dialysis use. This is due to inadequate vasodilation and smooth muscle cell hyperplasia at the distal venous ...
ByEndomimetics based in Birmingham, ALASKA (USA)