Low Volume Plasma Exchange and Low Dose Steroid Improve Survival in Patients With Alcohol-Related Acute on Chronic Liver Failure and Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis – Preliminary Experience

Alcohol-related acute on chronic liver failure (A-ACLF) patients have high short-term mortality and are poor candidates for steroid therapy. Plasma exchange (PLEX) improves survival in ACLF patients. We analyzed our experience with low volume PLEX (50% of plasma volume exchanged per session) and low...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology 2022-03, Vol.12 (2), p.372-378
Hauptverfasser:	Kumar, Santhosh E., Goel, Ashish, Zachariah, Uday, Nair, Sukesh C., David, Vinoi G., Varughese, Santosh, Gandhi, Prashanth B., Barpha, Amit, Sharma, Anand, Vijayalekshmi, Balakrishnan, Balasubramanian, Kunissery A., Elias, Elwyn, Eapen, Chundamannil Eapen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acute on chronic liver failure alcohol Original plasma exchange steroid
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