A case of postoperative liver failure successfully treated with plasma exchange.
A 68 year old female patient suffered from postoperative hepatitis and fell in grade III coma with the total bilirubin level of 30 mg/100 ml and prothrombin time of 25%. Plasma exchange using hollow fiber plasma separator was performed and after 10 procedures during 1 month, the patient did fully recover.
D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*