title: Salvage Plasmapheresis for Post-hepatectomy Liver Failure.
abstract: In the latest decades, an important change has been registered in liver surgery related to the progress of surgical techniques, critical care, and postoperative treatment, allowing a sharp decrease in mortality and morbidity. However, management of post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) still remains a challenge and no supportive treatment has been found to be generally effective. The present study is a reappraisal of plasmapheresis as a potential supportive measure in patients with PHLF following major liver resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inayat
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Qulsoom
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology and Multiorgan Transplant, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Syed H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tasleem
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Sajid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farooq
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Abu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hurairah
keywords: liver failure; management; plasmapheresis; post-hepatectomy