Treatment of hepatic failure with artificial liver support system

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 941-945

  Li, Lanjuan ^a   Yang, Qian ^a   Huang, Jianrong ^a   Xu, Xiaowei ^a   Chen, Yuemei ^a   Chen, Yagang ^a   Ma, Weihang ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a   Fu, Suzhen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Artificial liver; Hepatic failure; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ENDOTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; BLEEDING; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RASH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; ENDOTOXINS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035469123     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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