A simple dummy liver assist device prolongs anhepatic survival in a porcine model of total hepatectomy by slight hypothermia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Advances in intensive care support such as therapeutic hypothermia or new liver assist devices have been the mainstay of treatment attempting to bridge the gap from acute liver failure to liver transplantation, but the efficacy of th...

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Main Authors: Königsrainer Alfred, Morgalla Matthias H, Schenk Thomas, Etspüler Alexander, Schenk Martin, Thiel Karolin, Thiel Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/11/79