Extracorporeal liver support with molecular adsorbents recirculating system in patients with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis.

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Abstract

The mortality of patients with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis (AH) remains high, leading to interest in the use of extracorporeal liver support. The molecular adsorbents recirculating system (MARS) is a liver support device based upon a hollow fibre module in which the patient's blood is dialyzed across an albumin-impregnated membrane. The aim of this paper is to assess the safety, efficacy and feasibility of using MARS in patients with severe AH.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Hepatol.

Title: Journal of hepatology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN: 0168-8278

ISSN (Print): 0168-8278

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2003

Volume: 38

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Liver Failure Group, Institute of Hepatology, University College London Medical School and University College London Hospitals, 69-75 Chenies Mews, London WC1E 6HX, UK. r.jalan@ucl.ac.uk

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Publisher Item ID: S0168827802003343

DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(02)00334-3

PubMed ID: 12480556

SO-VID: 7fa9b820-27f4-4b95-a04a-af54ffaf345d

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