High cut-off membrane for in-vivo dialysis of free plasma hemoglobin in a patient with massive hemolysis

Abstract Background The possibility of clearing Cell-free Plasma Hemoglobin (CPH) from human plasma may appear attractive, especially when considering the noxious effects that CPH has on the immune function and the renal damage caused by its filtration. The existence of the so-called High Cut-Off (H...

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Main Authors: David Cucchiari, Enric Reverter, Miquel Blasco, Alicia Molina-Andujar, Adriá Carpio, Miquel Sanz, Angels Escorsell, Javier Fernández, Esteban Poch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1051-x