Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter, Controlled Trial of a Bioartificial Liver in Treating Acute Liver Failure

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Authors

Achilles A. Demetriou · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Robert S. Brown · University of Toledo Medical Center

Ronald W. Busuttil · University of California, Los Angeles

Jeffrey H. Fair · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Brendan M. McGuire · Rush University Medical Center

Philip Rosenthal · Tufts Medical Center

Jan Schulte Am Esch

Abstract

This is the first prospective, randomized, controlled trial of an extracorporeal liver support system, demonstrating safety and improved survival in patients with fulminant/subfulminant hepatic failure.

Topics & Keywords

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Liver Disease and Transplantation Liver physiology and pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 239, Issue 5, pp. 660-670

DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000124298.74199.e5

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