Comment on Camus et al.: "Molecular adsorbent recirculating system dialysis in patients with acute liver failure who are assessed for liver transplantation" [1]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1102-1103

  Karvellas, Constantine J ^a   Bernal, William ^a   Wendon, Julia ^a   Auzinger, Georg ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SORPTION DETOXIFICATION;

EID: 34249653969     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0610-6     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Emond J, Aran P, Whitington P, Broelsch C, Baker A (1989) Liver transplantation in the management of fulminant hepatic failure. Gastroenterology 96:1583-1588
2. Blei A (2004) Efficacy of albumin dialysis (MARS) in patients with cirrhosis and advanced grades of hepatic encephalopathy: a prospective controlled, randomized multicentred trial. Hepatology (AASLD Abstract) 40:726a
3. Lai WK, Haydon G, Mutimer D, Murphy N (2005) The effect of molecular adsorbent recirculating system on pathophysiological parameters in patients with acute liver failure. Intensive Care Med 31:1544-1549