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2597535

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
Therapeutic plasmapheresis (PP) for liver failure following the resection of primary liver cancer was evaluated retrospectively. PP was repeated two to three times per week using plasma exchange (PE) with fresh frozen plasma as a substitution fluid in all eight cases and direct hemoperfusion (DHP) in two cases. PE effectively decreased serum bilirubin and/or improved hepatic encephalopathy in six of eight patients and prolonged survival time (p less than 0.05, chi-square test). DHP was not effective. Liver failure following the resection of damaged liver differs from acute liver failure in both the condition itself and the reaction to PP. Fractionation of serum bilirubin using high performance liquid chromatography showed differences in the ratio of delta bilirubin in one survivor versus two who died and was effective in selecting a patient who would respond to PE. In conclusion, PE is effective in prolonging survival time after liver failure in hepatectomized patients compared to conventional therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0889-7190
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
564-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Therapeutic plasmapheresis for liver failure after hepatectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article