A simple dummy liver assist device prolongs anhepatic survival in a porcine model of total hepatectomy by slight hypothermia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Advances in intensive care support such as therapeutic hypothermia or new liver assist devices have been the mainstay of treatment attempting to bridge the gap from acute liver failure to liver transplantation, but the efficacy of th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-07-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/11/79 |