Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 15, 2003; 9(4): 829-832
Published online Apr 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i4.829
Figure 1
Figure 1 The constructed bioartificial liver. CC: charcoal column. BAC: bilirubin absorption column.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Change of ALT, ammonia, prothrombin time, albu-min and total bilirubin index in 12 patients. Compared with pre-, ammonia, prothrombin time and total bilirubin index showed significant decreace in post-. 2 d later, only ammo-nia showed significant lowing. pre-: pre-treatment, post-: post-treatment, 2 d later: 2 d after the treatment. Paired T test was used to test the difference.
Figure 3
Figure 3 The mortality rate of simultaneous HBAL and non-simultaneous HBAL. Significant difference was found between this two groups (P < 0.05).