Open AccessRole of Plasmapheresis in the Management of Acute Hepatic Failure in Children
Author(s) -
Andrew L. Singer,
Kim M. Olthoff,
Haewon Kim,
Elizabeth B. Rand,
Gideon Zamir,
Abraham Shaked
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200109000-00015
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmapheresis , coagulopathy , liver transplantation , hepatic encephalopathy , sepsis , encephalopathy , surgery , fulminant hepatic failure , prothrombin time , transplantation , bleeding diathesis , anesthesia , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , platelet , antibody , immunology
To assess the efficacy of plasmapheresis in the treatment of children with acute hepatic failure.