GI - Liver: Artificial Liver Support
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- Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Effectively Replaces Hepatic Function in Severe Acute Liver Failure.
- Hanish SI, Stein DM, Scalea JR, Essien EO, Thurman P, Hutson WR, Bartlett ST, Barth RN, Scalea TM.
- Ann Surg. 2017 Oct;266(4):677-684.
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Rationale for inclusion: Demonsrates utility of MARS as bridge to liver transplantation.
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- Extracorporeal albumin dialysis with the molecular adsorbent recirculating system in acute-on-chronic liver failure: the RELIEF trial.
- Bañares R, Nevens F, Larsen FS, Jalan R, Albillos A, Dollinger M, Saliba F, Sauerbruch T, Klammt S, Ockenga J, Pares A, Wendon J, Brünnler T, Kramer L, Mathurin P, de la Mata M, Gasbarrini A, Müllhaupt B, Wilmer A, Laleman W, Eefsen M, Sen S, Zipprich A, Tenorio T, Pavesi M, Schmidt HH, Mitzner S, Williams R, Arroyo V; RELIEF study group.
- Hepatology. 2013 Mar;57(3):1153-62.
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Rationale for inclusion: This is the RELIEF trial, which showed no change in 28 day mortality from ACLF.
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- Effects of fractionated plasma separation and adsorption on survival in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
- Kribben A, Gerken G, Haag S, Herget-Rosenthal S, Treichel U, Betz C, Sarrazin C, Hoste E, Van Vlierberghe H, Escorsell A, Hafer C, Schreiner O, Galle PR, Mancini E, Caraceni P, Karvellas CJ, Salmhofer H, Knotek M, Ginès P, Kozik-Jaromin J, Rifai K; HELIOS Study Group.
- Gastroenterology. 2012 Apr;142(4):782-789.e3.
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Rationale for inclusion: This is the HELIOS trial - which showed no change in 28 day or 90 day mortality from ACLF.
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- Formation of intrahepatic portosystemic shunts using a balloon dilatation catheter: preliminary clinical experience.
- Colapinto RF, Stronell RD, Gildiner M, Ritchie AC, Langer B, Taylor BR, Blendis LM.
- AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1983 Apr;140(4):709-14.
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Rationale for inclusion: This documents the first 6 patients who underwent TIPS (there was at least one dog study prior) for bleeding. All six died of their liver failure in the next six months. Four had autopsies; of those, three of the shunts were still patent at the time of death.
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- Heterologous extracorporeal hepatic support: haemodynamic, biochemical, and immunological observations.
- Abouna GM, Ashcroft T, Muckle TJ, Skillen AW, Hull CJ, Kirkley JR, Hodson AW.
- Br J Surg. 1970 Mar;57(3):213-20.
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Rationale for inclusion: This is the first animal trial (calves with induced hepatic failure used pig livers as hepatic support) for articifical liver support.
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