Direct hemoperfusion using activated chacoal

Higher efficacy of direct hemoperfusion using coated activated-charcoal column for disopyramide poisoning

RATIONALE Cases of severe disopyramide poisoning are rare and few have been reported. We report a case in which activated-charcoal column hemoperfusion was dramatically effective for life-threatening disopyramide poisoning. PATIENT CONCERNS A teenage girl who had overdosed on disopyramide (total dose, 4950 mg) was brought to our hospital. She was resuscitated from short period cardiopulmonary...

Basic study of polyetherurethane coated bead-type activated charcoal for direct hemoperfusion.

A new type of activated charcoal for the direct hemoperfusion (DHP) has been developed for use in treatment of fulminant hepatic failure. Bead-type activated charcoal from petroleum pitch (BAC) was coated with polyetherurethane. The coating has permitted the charcoal to minimize the number of released microparticles and yet to show nearly the same adsorption performance as that of the non-coate...

Use of activated charcoal for hemoperfusion in Dutch rabbits.

Direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin-B immobilized fiber for septic shock after cardiac surgery.

BACKGROUND The factors contributing to the efficacy and outcome of direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin-B immobilized fiber (PMX-DHP) after cardiac surgery were investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS In 23 patients who received PMX-DHP for shock related to infection after cardiac surgery, there were no differences in the pre- and intraoperative clinical data of survivors (n=14) and non-survivors (...

Direct hemoperfusion using immobilized polymyxin B in patients with rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonias: a retrospective study.

BACKGROUND Rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia (IP), including acute exacerbation of IP, has a high mortality rate. Direct hemoperfusion with a polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column (PMX-DHP) was recently identified as an effective treatment for sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, little is known about the effectiveness of PMX-DHP for rapidly progressive IP. ...