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Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2007; 13(10): 1516-1521
Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1516
Table 1 Development of blood purification therapyin the treatment of liver failure
1958KilleyTreatment of a hepatic coma patient using hemodialysis
1958SchechterTreatment of a hyperammonemia patient using an ion-exchange column
1958Lee, TinkExchange transfusion
1958HoriCross-hemodialysis using living dogs
1965YatzidisBilirubin adsorbent using activated charcoal
1965EisemannInitial clinical use of ECLP using a resected porcine liver
1967BurnellCross-hemodialysis between a patient in hepatic coma and a healthy donor
1968SabinPlasma exchange (Plasmapheresis)
1970AbounaClinical use of ECLP using a xenogeneic liver
1976OpolonTreatment of a patient with fulminant hepatitis using a dialyzer made of a polyacrilonitril membrane
1976Knell, DukesControl of amino acid imbalance using BCAA solution
1978YamazakiIncorporated system of plasmapheresis and hemodialysis
1980BrunnerBioreactor immobilized with hepatic enzymes
1982OzawaCross-hemodialysis using porcine and baboon livers
1985TeraokaXDHP and CPP using porcine liver
1987MatsumuraPerfusion system of suspended rabbit hepatocytes
1988MarguilisPerfusion system of suspended porcine hepatocytes
1992YoshibaIncorporated system of plasmapheresis and hemodiafiltration
1993DemetriouBioreactor system of immobilized porcine hepatocytes
1994GerlachBioreactor system of immobilized hepatocytes
2000StangeMolecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS)