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Plasmapheresis in Acute Liver Failure
- Source :
- The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 9:433-438
- Publication Year :
- 1986
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 1986.
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Abstract
- A series of 9 patients with acute hepatic failure and Grade IV hepatic coma received daily plasmapheresis until they recovered or death ensued. Of the nine, seven (77%) showed an improvement in coma grade and five (55%) survived to leave hospital. Plasmapheresis significantly decreased serum bilirubin, asparate aminotransferase and plasma ammonia concentrations. Survival following plasmapheresis appeared substantially better than in a non randomized group of similar patients not plasmapheresed. The simplicity of the procedure, biochemical improvements observed and apparent efficacy, suggest that further evaluation of the technique as a means of providing temporary hepatic support is indicated.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
030232 urology & nephrology
Biomedical Engineering
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Bioengineering
Gastroenterology
Serum bilirubin
Biomaterials
Acute hepatic failure
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Medicine
Hepatic encephalopathy
Coma
Hepatitis
business.industry
Liver failure
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Hepatic coma
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Plasmapheresis
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17246040 and 03913988
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The International Journal of Artificial Organs
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........80bd22de8f9832aec73d6f9851c97e30