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  • Title: Molecular adsorbent recycling system in treating patients with acute liver failure: a bridge to liver transplantation.
    Author: Ding YT, Xu QX, Qiu YD, Yang YJ.
    Journal: Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int; 2004 Nov; 3(4):508-10. PubMed ID: 15567734.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure is still a life-threatening disease although it can be treated by liver transplantation. This study was conducted to assess the molecular adsorbent recycling system (MARS), which may bridge acute liver failure patients to liver transplantation. METHODS: Biochemical indexes and other clinical data were analyzed of 8 patients with acute liver failure, who had been treated by MARS for 34 times and subsequent Piggyback liver transplantation. RESULTS: After treatment with MARS, the levels of transaminase and total bilirubin decreased markedly, but coagulation function remained unimproved. All patients survived and discharged from the hospital. CONCLUSION: MARS is effective in bridging patients with acute liver failure to liver transplantation.
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