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ALBANY, N.Y., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Conventionally, blood purification is applied to support artificial liver or artificial kidney functions in patients with multiple organ failure (MOF), and most blood purifications are performed intermittently. However, it is now possible to perform blood purification continuously even in critically ill patients, thanks to recent advances in medical engineering. Broadly, continuous blood purification therapies fall in the umbrella of continuous blood purification (CBP) or continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) that requires specialty blood purification equipment.
Blood purification therapies offer benefits in several ways. Firstly, blood purification therapies offer high efficiency in the rapid and direct removal of pathogenic agents, which is a plus over predecessor blood purification therapies including surgery and drug administration. Besides this, research and development that has led to no