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An extracorporeal is a medical procedure which is performed outside the body. Extracorporeal devices are the artificial organs that remain outside the body while treating a patient. Extracorporeal devices are useful in hemodialysis and cardiac surgery. [1]

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Extracorporeal

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Extracorporeal life support

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Extracorporeal life support (ECLS), is a set of extracorporeal modalities that can provide oxygenation, removal of carbon dioxide , and/or circulatory...

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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (commonly known as ECPR) is a method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that passes the patient's blood...

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Artificial womb

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artificial womb or artificial uterus is a device that would allow for extracorporeal pregnancy, by growing a fetus outside the body of an organism that would...

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ECLS

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Liver support system

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support systems (Table 2). Bioartificial liver devices are experimental extracorporeal devices that use living cell lines to provide detoxification and synthesis...

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Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal

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Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the bloodstream in people who have elevated levels of carbon...

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Photopheresis

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In medicine, photopheresis (aka extracorporeal photopheresis or ECP) is a form of apheresis and photodynamic therapy in which blood is subject to apheresis...

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Blood irradiation therapy

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therapy can be administered in three ways: extracorporeally, transcutaneously, and intravenously. The extracorporeal (outside the body) method removes blood...

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Minimized extracorporeal circulation

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Minimized extracorporeal circulation (MECC) is a kind of cardiopulmonary bypass (heart-lung machine), a part of heart surgery. The introduction of extracorporeal...

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Lithotripsy

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Apheresis

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constituent and returns the remainder to the circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy. One of the uses of apheresis is for collecting stem cells....

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Cardiopulmonary bypass

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" or CPB pumps. CPB is operated by perfusionists, and is a form of extracorporeal circulation. CPB is commonly used in operations or surgical procedures...

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Extracorporeal Life Support Organization

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The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) is a non profit organization established in 1989 supporting health care professionals and scientists...

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome

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and neuromuscular blockers may be used. If these are insufficient, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may be an option. The syndrome is associated...

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Hemodialysis

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kidneys are not working normally. This type of dialysis achieves the extracorporeal removal of waste products such as creatinine and urea and free water...

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Hypothermia

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air, or use of extracorporeal rewarming such as via a heart lung machine or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Extracorporeal rewarming is the...

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Erectile dysfunction

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Calcific tendinitis

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deposit, then removed to wash it away. Another common treatment is extracorporeal shockwave therapy, where pulses of sound are used to break up the deposit...

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Baricitinib

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supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). baricitinib is the first immunomodulatory...

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Bubble sensor

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Characteristics of Capacitive Sensors In various medical treatments that use Extracorporeal Blood Circuits (ECBC) the detection of air bubbles in the blood is vital...

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Freon

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Medical textiles

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textile products. Extracorporeal devices are the artificial organs that remain outside the body while treating a patient. Extracorporeal devices are useful...

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