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Comment by carbocation

Assuming that this works (which I will do for the point of this conversation, not that I believe it):

1. You'd have to create a bunch of hemo-irradiators (which don't currently exist).

2. You'd have to train perfusionists or nurses to use them.

3. You'd have to place large-bore dialysis-style catheters into patients for the purpose of using these devices.

4. You'd have to have 1:1 RN staffing to use these machines (just like we do for continuous veno-venous hemofiltration devices for renal failure patients in the ICU).

Lots of downstream things to think about beyond just whether the concept is feasible.

parent carbocation 6 years ago

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