Albumin dialysis with molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in liver failure

Acute, acute-on-chronic and chronic liver diseases are major health issues worldwide, and most cases end with the need for liver transplantation. Up to 90% of the patients die waiting for an organ to be transplanted. Hepatic encephalopathy is a common neuropsychiatry syndrome that usually accompanie...

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Main Authors: Ramón A. Kobashi-Margáin, Juan G. Gavilanes-Espinar, Ylse Gutiérrez-Grabe, Ángel A. Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Norberto Chávez-Tapia, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez, Misael Uribe, Nahum Méndez Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119316114