Mohit Chowdhry, Ankita Sharma, Soma Agrawal, Rohit Vohra, Karunesh Kumar, Neerav Goyal, Arun Kumar V, Nameet Jerath, Smita Malhotra, Anupam Sibal, Manoj Mishra
BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure in the pediatric population is often accompanied by deranged metabolism, severe encephalopathy and coagulopathy. A liver transplant is the most viable option for the management of such patients. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is helpful in improving the liver biochemistry profile, thereby, increasing their likelihood of undergoing a liver transplant METHOD: The study was conducted over a period of 3 years (January 2018 to December 2021). Indications mainly consisted of ALF with hepatic encephalopathy, worsening liver parameters in spite of medical management, and candidacy for undergoing a liver transplant...
October 21, 2023: Transfusion and Apheresis Science