Is simply washing hands before dialysis procedures sufficient for reducing peritoneal dialysis peritonitis?-A single center study from 2015 to 2020 in Yiwu, China.

Q I've heard I can have my high cholesterol filtered out of my blood, just like kidney dialysis. Is that true? - Jamie C., Chicago A Yes and no. There's a treatment called LDL apheresis that's ...

The fifth annual Apheresis Awareness Day is recognized on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, as designated by the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA). The purpose is to raise awareness of apheresis ...

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Apheresis machine for extracorporeal elimination of LDL cholesterol in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemia (a), hyperfibrinogenemia, transplant vasculopathy.

Loyola University Medical Center is offering a treatment called LDL apheresis, which is similar to kidney dialysis.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized use of Lixelle Beta 2-microglobulin Apheresis Column (Kaneka Pharma America), the first device to treat dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA).

Shannon Zimmerman is the nurse manager of the dialysis and apheresis unit at St. Elizabeth. “Mona is selfless. She would do anything for our patients.

Patients who received plasmapheresis for ANCA-associated vasculitis vs those who did not were more likely to have had AKI, AKI requiring dialysis, hypoxia, and respiratory failure requiring ...

Home Healthcare (home dialysis and infusion) is about 15% but growing fastest (double-digit CAGR) as patient-friendly cannulas are adopted for home hemodialysis and at-home apheresis setups.

Apheresis may be the answer for patients with hypercholesterolemia who are statin refractory.

This schedule was used for 13 patients; one of the remaining dialysis-dependent patients mobilised with G-CSF plus plerixafor had additional haemodialysis immediately following apheresis over and ...