Treatment of severe viral hepatitis with artificial liver support system / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
; (6): 157-159, 2002.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>To investigate the method and therapeutic efficacy of artificial liver support system (ALSS) in treatment of severe viral hepatitis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 83 patients including 66 with severe viral hepatitis were treated with ALSS using Baxter-550 artificial kidney and Biologic-DT system.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The levels of mean bilirubin, ALT, AST, BUN, Cr and endotoxin was significantly decreased after the treatment. Of the 66 patients?with severe viral hepatitis, 31(47.0%) had improvement in symptoms and 35 (53.0%) died or left hospital. In the control group,50(27.6%) out of the 181 had improvement in symptoms and 131(72.4%) died or left hospital.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>ALSS could exert certain therapeutic effects on severe viral hepatitis.</p>
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Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Treatment Outcome
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Liver, Artificial
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Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article