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Hemofiltration

Medical Definition: Extracorporeal ultrafiltration technique without hemodialysis for treatment of fluid overload and electrolyte disturbances affecting renal, cardiac, or pulmonary function.
Guide Notes: a type of ultrafiltration; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: note short X ref
Also Called: Arteriovenous Hemofiltration,Hemofiltration, Continuous Arteriovenous,Venovenous Hemofiltration
Previously Indexed: Blood (1966-1987),Extracorporeal Circulation (1966-1987),Filtration (1966-1987),Ultrafiltration (1973-1987)

Hemofiltration Medical Definitions and Terms

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