Extracorporeal liver support techniques: a comparison

• Published in: Journal of artificial organs Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 261 - 268
• Main Authors: Riva, Ivano, Marino, Antonella, Valetti, Tino Martino, Marchesi, Gianmariano, Fabretti, Fabrizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.09.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adsorption; Adult; Aged; Bile acids; Bile Acids and Salts; Bilirubin; Bilirubin - blood; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Cardiac Surgery; Comparative analysis; Comparative studies; Continuous production; Detoxification; Extracorporeal Circulation - methods; Female; Humans; Liver; Liver Failure - therapy; Liver, Artificial; Male; Mass balance; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Nephrology; Original; Original Article; Purification; Retrospective Studies; System effectiveness; Therapeutic applications; Liver support; Liver failure; Extracorporeal support

ExtraCorporeal Liver Support (ECLS) systems were developed with the aim of supporting the liver in its detoxification function by clearing the blood from hepatic toxic molecules. We conducted a retrospective comparative analysis on patients presenting with liver failure who were treated with differe...