Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2010; 16(18): 2227-2234
Published online May 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2227
Cost-utility of molecular adsorbent recirculating system treatment in acute liver failure
Taru Kantola, Suvi Mäklin, Anna-Maria Koivusalo, Pirjo Räsänen, Anne Rissanen, Risto Roine, Harri Sintonen, Krister Höckerstedt, Helena Isoniemi
Taru Kantola, Anna-Maria Koivusalo, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Surgical Hospital of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, PO Box 263, FIN-00029 HUCH, Helsinki, Finland
Suvi Mäklin, Pirjo Räsänen, Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment at the National Institute for Health and Welfare, PO Box 30, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland
Anne Rissanen, Risto Roine, Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital Group, Group Administration, PO Box 705, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
Harri Sintonen, Department of Health Economics, University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health and Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment, PO Box 41, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Krister Höckerstedt, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Liver Surgery Clinic, Helsinki University Hospital, PO Box 263, FIN-00029 HUCH, Helsinki, Finland
Helena Isoniemi, Transplantation and Liver Surgery Clinic, Helsinki University Hospital, PO Box 263, FIN-00029 HUCH, Helsinki, Finland
Author contributions: All authors designed the research; Kantola T, Koivusalo AM, Rissanen A, Mäklin S and Rissanen A performed the research; Sintonen H and Roine R provided the analytical tools applied in the study; Kantola T, Mäklin S and Räsänen P analyzed the data; Kantola T and Mäklin S wrote the paper.
Supported by Scientific grants from the Helsinki University Central Hospital Research Fund (EVO) and the Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment
Correspondence to: Dr. Taru Kantola, MD, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Surgical Hospital of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Kasarminkatu 11-13, PO Box 263, FIN-0029 HUCH, Helsinki, Finland. taru.kantola@hus.fi
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Received: December 23, 2009
Revised: January 27, 2010
Accepted: February 4, 2010
Published online: May 14, 2010
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