... (SPAD) in children with liver failure. Methods: Retrospective medical chart review of pediatric patients with liver failure treated with SPAD. The decrease in hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and the serum levels of bilirubin and ammonia were measured to determine efficacy. Adverse events were documented...

..., the science of RRT has expanded to include non-renal indications such as treatment of fluid overload in patients with refractory heart failure. Hepatic encephalopathy due to sudden rise in serum ammonia level in the setting of acute liver failure represents an underexplored area in which RRT can potentially...

... Shiga Kennichi Matsuda Masataka Nakamura Takeshi Hirano Yoh Hirayama Takeshi Moriguchi Eizo Watanabe Masakazu Nitta Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo, Japan Key Words Intracranial pressure Hepatic encephalopathy Arti cial liver...

.... Liver failure Hepatic encephalopathy Hepatorenal syndrome Nitric oxide Upper gastrointestinal bleeding Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on CRRT Blood Purif 2002;20:252 261 Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Pathophysiological Basis of Therapeutic Options Rajiv Jalan Roger Williams...