extracorporeal

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HealthDay News explained that the chemical, cyclohexanone, is used in the manufacture of IV bags and extracorporeal circulation equipment, or circulation equipment used outside of the body.

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  1. adjective Situated or occurring outside the body.

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  • Haemofiltration has already been shown to improve fluid balance in children treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) but now researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care have reported that continuous haemofiltration significantly reduces ECMO duration in newborns. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • More information: Haemofiltration in newborns treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case-comparison study, Karin Blijdorp, Karlien Cransberg, Enno D Wildschut, —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • But, "if we could buy some time while the liver is recovering, that potentially would be a great advance," says Dr. Lena Napolitano of the University of Michigan, who like Frederick is helping test the ELAD, or "extracorporeal liver assist device." —  Canadian Online Health News
  • These strategies include dopexamine, inhibitors NO2, and use of extracorporeal circuits to remove toxic mediators. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy and Related Interventions Extracorporeal circuits and related techniques, such as continuous veno-venous hemofiltration, continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), can potentially remove mediators in the septic cascade responsible for hemodynamic decompensation. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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/ɛkstrəkɔrˈpoʊrəəl/
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