Hemofiltration

Hemofiltration, also haemofiltration, is a renal replacement therapy similar to hemodialysis which is used almost exclusively in the intensive care setting. As one of the dominant blood purification technologies in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital, Hemofiltration is used to help kidney disease patients excrete harmful substances in the blood. It focuses on removing small molecules and medium molercular substance, especially medium molercular substancce. Besides, during Hemofiltration, we can add some substitute, which has similar component with blood plasma, to replace fluids that are filtered out.
Hemofiltration is especially effective in treating immunological diseases like Lupus Nephritis, Allergic Purpura and Anaphylatic Purpura Nephritis. For these patients, there are lots of immune complexes and some other similar harmful substances that can induce immoderate inflammatory reaction. According to clinical survey, immoderate inflammatory reaction damages our own tissues seriously, so we must remove these harmful substances to avoid damages.
Hemofiltration is just a method that can be used to filter out harmful substances in our blood. When these toxic substances are removed, inflammatory reaction is avoided and consequently, unnecessary damages are prevented as well.
In clinical, Hemofiltration can be used to treat varies diseases. The followings are the applicable diseases:
1. Heart failure caused by hypervolemia
2. Resistant Hypertension
3. Hypotension and serious retention of water and sodium
4. Uremic pericarditis
5. Acute Renal Failure as well as Chronic Renal Failure
6. Hepatic Coma
Treatment effects
1. Clear harmful substances away from the blood
2. Supply electrolytes solution
3. Prevent unnecessary damages
4. Alleviate high blood pressure