title: Successful Management of Acute Liver Failure Patients Waiting for Liver Transplantation by On-Line Hemodiafiltration with an Arteriovenous Fistula.
abstract: On-line hemodiafiltration (OLHDF) is one of the treatment options in the management of acute liver failure (ALF) in Japan. It is essential to avoid infection in the management of ALF. In fact, infection is one of the prognostic factors in ALF. In this report, we present a middle-aged Japanese man with ALF associated with benzbromarone use. He was successfully managed without infection until liver transplantation by creating an arteriovenous fistula for OLHDF. Utilizing an arteriovenous fistula for OLHDF, rather than inserting a vascular access catheter, is a beneficial option to avoid infectious diseases in the management of ALF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, and Department of Artificial Kidney, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakamatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Reina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, and Department of Artificial Kidney, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yokosuka
keywords: Acute liver failure; Infection; On-line hemodiafiltration