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Extracorporeal circulation and treatment of blood: Haemoperfusion

Certain substances have been cleansed from your blood.

The kidneys and the liver usually cleanse the blood. In some cases the kidneys and the liver are no longer able to excrete certain substances from the body. These substances may be, for example, various toxins or overdosed medications. Your blood has been cleansed of substances like these by a machine.

To do this, your blood was routed to the machine via tubes. A special material in this machine then bound the harmful substances to itself. Your cleansed blood was then sent back to your body via tubes.

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).