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hemofiltration
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Hemofiltration
In
medicine
,
hemofiltration
, also
haemofiltration
, is a
renal replacement therapy
which is used in the
intensive care
setting. It is usually used to treat
acute kidney injury
(AKI), but may be of benefit in
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
or
sepsis
. During hemofiltration, a patient's
blood
is passed through a set of tubing (a
filtration circuit
) via a machine to a
semipermeable membrane
(the
filter
) where waste products and water (collectively called
ultrafiltrate
) are removed by
convection
. Replacement fluid is added and the blood is returned to the patient.
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