Therapeutic effects of blood purification in treatment of fulminant hepatic failure

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical effects of blood purification for treating fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). METHODS: Thirty-three severe FHF patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) above grade III were subjected to a combined blood purification treatment in addition to the comprehensive liver...

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Main Authors: Yunchuan Pu, Daokun Yang, Yanqun Mao, Ying Zhang, Kaihong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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