title: [Preliminary study on the effects of an artificial liver support system in the treatment of medicamentous liver insufficiency].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effectiveness of an artificial liver support system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two patients with medicamentous liver insufficiency were treated with an artificial liver support system in addition to the routine medicinal therapy. Thirty patients treated with routine medicinal therapy only served as controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical symptoms (e.g. hepatic encephalopathy) and the laboratory indices (serum total bilirubin and prothrombin time) of the treatment group patients were obviously improved compared with those of the control group patients (P < 0.05). The cure rate and hospitalization days were 90.6% (26/32) and 47 days respectively in the treatment group, and 43.3% (13/30) and 72 days in the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using an artificial liver support system combined with routine medicinal therapy is more effective than using medication alone.
authors.affiliation: Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China. shangjia666@126.com
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yu-xiu
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bai-ling
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: He-ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D048550:Hepatic Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019164:Liver, Artificial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents