An extracorporeal is a
medical procedure which is performed outside the body. Extracorporeal devices are the artificial organs that remain outside the body while treating a patient. Extracorporeal devices are useful in
hemodialysis and
cardiac surgery.
Circulatory procedures
A procedure in which blood is taken from a patient's circulation to have a process applied to it before it is returned to the circulation. All of the apparatus carrying the blood outside the body is termed the extracorporeal circuit.
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Apheresis
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Autotransfusion
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Hemodialysis
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Hemofiltration
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Plasmapheresis
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Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), also known as extracorporeal life support (ECLS), is an extracorporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequat ...
(ECMO)
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Cardiopulmonary bypass during open heart surgery.
Other procedures
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), which is unrelated to other extracorporeal therapies, in that the device used to break up the kidney stones is held completely outside the body, whilst the lithotripsy itself occurs inside the body.
Extracorporeal
radiotherapy
Radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT, is a therapy using ionizing radiation, generally provided as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells and normally delivered by a linear accelerator. Radia ...
, where a large bone with a tumour is removed and given a dose far exceeding what would otherwise be safe to give to a patient.
See also
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Intracorporeal
References
Further reading
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External links
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Extracorporeal Circulation MedicalGlossary.org
Medical terminology