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Extracorporeal circulation and treatment of blood: Haemodiafiltration: Prolonged intermittent haemofiltration, anticoagulation with heparin or without anticoagulation

Your blood was cleansed and, at the same time, fluid was removed from your blood. This is also known as dialysis.

Normally the kidneys remove toxins from the body and also ensure that there is not too much fluid in the body. If, for example, the kidneys no longer work or do not work well, a special machine can take over this task. The machine consists of pumps and tubes. A machine like this was repeatedly connected to one of your major blood vessels.

When someone has dialysis, blood clots can form in the blood vessels. This particularly affects the blood vessel for the dialysis machine. So a drug that prevents blood clotting may be administered.

Dialysis usually takes a few hours. Your dialysis took longer than usual.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).