Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For...
by rogerkirkness on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:20AM
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This sounds like ECMO or less invasive ECMO.
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Re:Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: “The Cure That Time For...
by beerandt on Sunday April 26, 2020 @12:08AM
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No- that's the opposite direction I was trying to describe. Not a closed loop system. Draw, treat, replace.
Whole blood drawn into a bag as if you were donating, then treated separately (maybe even sent to a lab), and then transfused back into the patient.
The closed loop systems are what create a lot of the complication and expense. ECMO (or similar) definitely doesn't simplify anything.