Clinical use cases of hemodialysis + hemoperfusion.
Case Description:
Male, 65 year-old, from the Blood Purification Center of Central Hospital, with a history of hemodialysis for 3 years. She received hemoperfusion treatment, but had to give up because of adverse reactions. The patient relies on drug control and blood filtration to relieve the skin itching, but the effect is not very satisfactory. She hopes that hemoperfusion can be used to improve the condition.
Treatment Method
Hemodialysis combined with hemoperfusion therapy, once per week, during which the individual dialysis is maintained 3 times per week for three consecutive weeks. Result: After the first treatment, the patient did not have the adverse reactions when using perfusion devices from other brands. One hour after the hemoperfusion, the patient relaxed physically and mentally and entered a state of sleep. The skin pruritus symptom improved significantly. After the second hemoperfusion, most of the pruritus symptoms have been eliminated, appetite has also been improved, food intake has increased, and no adverse reactions have occurred. After three treatments, the pruritus basically disappeared and there were no adverse reactions. The patient told us that the quality of sleep had improved, with more energy in daily life, the quality of life had improved a lot.
Results:
After the first treatment, the patient did not have the adverse reactions when using perfusion devices from other brands. One hour after the hemoperfusion, the patient relaxed physically and mentally and entered a state of sleep. The skin pruritus symptom improved significantly. After the second hemoperfusion, most of the pruritus symptoms have been eliminated, appetite has also been improved, food intake has increased, and no adverse reactions have occurred. After three treatments, the pruritus basically disappeared and there were no adverse reactions. The patient told us that the quality of sleep had improved, with more energy in daily life, the quality of life had improved a lot.