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A comment on Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time Forgot”? (2018). Parent comment

Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by medymed on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:13AM (#22968821)
I also don't think this approach would be helpful, but regarding these points.

1. Photopheresis units already exist but would require some modification for whole blood irradiation rather than wbc only.

2. There are (a limited number of) nurses

3. Catheters are routinely placed

4. Most photopheresis units don't have 1:1 staff, but for ICU patients the situation may be different

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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For... by carbocation on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:28PM (#22969857)
Re: staffing - I agree that there is a difference between plasmapheresis (which is reasonable to monitor a few people at once) and ICU care (which, at least at my institution, we generally rely on 1:1 staffing for devices that circulate blood outside of the body).

Re: catheters - agreed that they are routinely placed, but they're morbid and we don't do it unless necessary. Generally we use a different type of catheter for recirculation vs a standard central line, so this probably can't be piggy-backed on what is already going to be placed in the ICU.

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