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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2026; 15(3): 117566
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.117566
Table 1 Outcomes of studies included in the scoping review
Ref.
Population
Type of trauma (if applicable)
Intervention
Duration/number of sessions
Ben-Abraham et al[3]; 2003Post-traumatic acute liver failure due to blunt trauma (n = 1)Isolated grade V blunt liver trauma with major hepatic necrosis (1/1)Molecular adsorbent recirculating system3 sessions of 8 hours
Rittler et al[4]; 2004Post-operative acute liver failure and septic multiple organ failure (n = 5); includes 1 trauma patient1 blunt trauma (1/5); no subgroup outcomes reportedMolecular adsorbent recirculating systemMean 13.4 cycles, 11.8 hours/cycle
Monet et al[14]; 2022Heterogeneous cohort: Acute-on-chronic liver failure, acute liver failure, post-operative, pruritus, drug intoxication (n = 180)Trauma listed as 1 of 32 acute liver failure cases; not separately analyzedMolecular adsorbent recirculating systemMean 2.9 sessions, 7 hours 33 minutes/session
Powell et al[5]; 2024Acute liver failure due to trauma, drug toxicity, acute-on-chronic liver failure, others (n = 61)Includes 8 patients with severe trauma (8/61); trauma-specific outcomes not separately reportedMolecular adsorbent recirculating system, continuous renal replacement therapy, standard medical therapy1 to > 3 session (majority 3), 8 hours/session


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