Title:

Extracorporeal porcine liver perfusion for hepatic coma in acute viral hepatitis

Creator:

Olszewski, Waldemar ; Polański, Jerzy ; Łukasiewicz, Hanna ; i in.

Publisher:

Pitman Publ.

Place of publishing:

London

Date issued/created:

1971

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

Five patients with hepatic coma complicating acute viral hepatitis have been treated in our departmen with extracorporeal porcine liver perfusion. Two of tchem regained consciousness soon after the second perfusion, recovered within several weeks, and were discharged from the hospital. Three others died with symptoms of progressive liver insufficiency. In the following report clinical, biochemical, and haematological data obtained in 10 perfusions have been summarised.

Relation:

Proceedings of the European Dialysis Transplant Association

Volume:

8

Start page:

198

End page:

204

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

pdf

Language:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -

Copyright holder:

Olszewski, Waldemar

Digitizing institution:

Mossakowski Medical Research Institute PAS

Original in:

Library of the Mossakowski Medical Research Institute PAS

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open