What does hyperthermia mean?

Hyperthermia is a therapy method with which fever can be simulated by a controlled increase in body temperature. Fever is the oldest body's own defence system known to us, with which the metabolism of harmful pathogens (e.g. viruses) as well as the structural composition of their proteins can be disturbed.

In addition, the increased body temperature stimulates the formation of so-called heat shock proteins and thus the activation of the body's own macrophages (scavenger cells).

In the usual hyperthermia procedures (e.g. Heckel bed), the entire body is heated up to 42°C by external heat radiation, which not only takes a very long time (8 hours on average), but is also extremely stressful for the body and involves numerous risks (e.g. skin burns, massive circulatory problems). Our hyperthermia method works with temperatures of up to 43°C and is comparatively gentle, among other things due to the significantly shorter treatment time of only 4 hours.

HOW WE CAN HELP

We have adapted the therapy concept of hyperthermia and developed it further by means of haemoperfusion with a special adsorption filter and an oxygenator (device for oxygen enrichment). This procedure is called extracorporeal hyperthermia perfusion.

Haemoperfusion is made up of the words haemo and perfusion and means "blood flow". In this treatment, the blood is passed through special filters as it occurs in the body (i.e. as whole blood). These filters can effectively filter out specific harmful substances based on their molecular size. In addition, the blood is enriched with oxygen by the so-called oxygenator.

For the therapy, our experienced medical team temporarily creates an access via the large vein in the patient's groin, so that the blood is taken out of the body and, after filtering, oxygenation and warming, is directly returned to the body.

Experience shows, especially with regard to a post-covid syndrome, how this procedure

affected patients a step towards normality.

Who can benefit from the therapy?

The field of application of extracorporeal hyperthermia perfusion is manifold.
The procedure is to be evaluated as an alternative therapy.

The procedure can be considered for the following diseases and syndromes:

• Post-Covid syndrome
• Post-VAC syndrome
• Chronic infection, Lyme disease
• Chronic inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, skin (e.g. neurodermatitis, psoriasis) or intestine (e.g. Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
• Supportive in the context of oncological treatment
• Depression
• Heavy metal pollution, e.g. lead poisoning