title: Hepatic encephalopathy in the course of alcoholic liver disease--treatment options in the intensive care unit.
abstract: Hepatic encephalopathy occurs as a complication of alcoholic liver disease may require methods of dialysis available in intensive care units. There is described the case of a 27-year-old patient with jaundice and hepatic encephalopathy with long history of alcohol dependence and substance abuse. The patient was successfully treated using liver dialysis method (Prometheus® system). Basing on this case it is possible to conclude that use of dialysis liver with Prometheus® may be beneficial in patients with severe course of alcoholic liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, The Dr Wł. Biegański Regional Specialist Hospital in Łódź, Poland. mariuszpiechota@poczta.onet.pl.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piechota
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D006435:Renal Dialysis