hemoperfusion
Noun
Meaning
hemoperfusion (plural hemoperfusions)
(medicine) A procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood by passing it through a column of charcoal or other adsorbent material
Examples
Hemodialysis and hemoperfusion are also used to remove thallium from the blood serum.
Successful use of charcoal hemoperfusion has been claimed in patients with severe aconitine poisoning. citation Poisoning may also occur following picking the leaves without wearing gloves; the aconitine toxin is absorbed easily through the skin.