Successful hemoperfusion and plasma exchange in acute hepatic failure due to snake bile intoxication

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-211

  Hong, Shyh Ming ^a   Tai, Dar In ^a   Wu, Mai Szu ^a,b   Lin, Ja Liang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatic failure; Blood purification; Hemoperfusion; Plasma exchange; Snake bile; Snake gallbladder

Indexed keywords

LAMIVUDINE; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BILE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; DETOXIFICATION; GALLBLADDER; HEMOPERFUSION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; SNAKE; SNAKE BILE; SNAKE BILE INTOXICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; GALLBLADDER; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; SNAKES;

EID: 42449087648     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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