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Extracorporeal liver support with molecular adsorbents recirculating system in patients with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis.
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Abstract
The mortality of patients with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis (AH) remains high, leading to interest in the use of extracorporeal liver support. The molecular adsorbents recirculating system (MARS) is a liver support device based upon a hollow fibre module in which the patient's blood is dialyzed across an albumin-impregnated membrane. The aim of this paper is to assess the safety, efficacy and feasibility of using MARS in patients with severe AH.