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Provide an updated clinical evaluation of extracorporeal blood purification techniques, specifically hemodialysis and hemoperfusion, for treating severe drug overdoses and poisonings.

January 1, 1977ASAIO Journal

Dialysis and Hemoperfusion of Poisons and Drugs - Update

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JWJ. Fu. WinchesterGeorgetown University MGM. C. GelfandUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore JKJames H. Knepshield

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Clinical review demonstrates efficacy of dialysis and hemoperfusion in drug overdose, suggesting tailored extracorporeal therapy protocols for acute poisoning.

Key Points

Provide an updated clinical evaluation of extracorporeal blood purification techniques, specifically hemodialysis and hemoperfusion, for treating severe drug overdoses and poisonings.
Literature review summarizing clinical protocols and clearance rates of toxic substances using dialysis and hemoperfusion circuits.
Dialysis and hemoperfusion facilitate targeted clearance of toxic ingestions based on drug molecular size, protein binding, and volume of distribution.
Hemoperfusion achieves superior clearance for lipophilic and heavily protein-bound toxins compared to standard hemodialysis.

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Winchester et al. (1977) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a78511f7ecc675f86aeec2c https://doi.org/10.1097/00002480-197700230-00204

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Clinical review demonstrates efficacy of dialysis and hemoperfusion in drug overdose, suggesting tailored extracorporeal therapy protocols for acute poisoning.

Dialysis and Hemoperfusion of Poisons and Drugs - Update

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Dialysis and Hemoperfusion of Poisons and Drugs - Update

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