Assessment of an extracorporeal liver assist device in anhepatic dogs.
Assessment of an extracorporeal liver assist device in anhepatic dogs.
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无肝犬体外肝脏辅助装置的评估。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1525-1594.1992.tb00543.x
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发表时间:
1992
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Sussman,NL
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文献类型:
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作者:
Kelly,JH;Koussayer,T;He,D;Chong,MG;Shang,TA;Whisennand,HH;Sussman,NL
We have used an anhepatic dog model to demonstrate the efficacy of a bioartificial liver assist device. Six dogs underwent total hepatectomy. Three received only medical care (controls) while the remainder were connected to an extracorporeal liver assist device (ELAD). The control dogs failed to regain consciousness after anesthesia although all lived 4–5 h postoperativlely. Plasma ammonia concentration increased by an average of 2–50 μmol/L between the end of surgery and the demise of the animals. The treated dogs lived 3–12.5 h, and 2 of them required repeated doses of thiamylal sodium to maintain sedation. Plasma ammonia concentration was unchanged after connection to the ELAD except in the longest survivor, whose ammonia began to rise after 8 h on the ELAD. The short survival in the other 2 treated dogs was the result of uncontrolled intraabdominal bleeding. This device is capable of replacing the metabolic function of the liver, and might provide hepatic support in patients awaiting transplantation or in fulrninant hepatic failure.