Background and aim Because low serum zinc levels precipitate hepatic encephalopathy,
zinc supplementation is considered a potential therapeutic option. The aim of this study was …

Patients with acute liver failure (ALF) are usually given high priority on transplantation
waiting lists. Nevertheless, because of organ shortages and the duration of the disease …

Cholemic nephropathy (CN) is a recognized cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients
with severe hyperbilirubinemia (sHyb) and jaundice. Pathophysiological mechanisms of CN …

The highly efficient removal of bilirubin from blood by hemoperfusion for liver failure therapy
remains a challenge in the clinical field due to the low adsorption capacity and poor …

Cirrhosis is an end-stage liver disease due to distortion of liver architecture by varied
causes. It is the leading cause of liver-related mortality around the world. 1 The Asia-Pacific …

Patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) are known to have a very high mortality
rate as the majority of these patients succumb to multiorgan failure. Liver transplant remains …

Aim. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of the molecular absorbent recirculating
system (MARS) on patients with acute liver failure (ALF) and liver failure with cirrhosis …

We report a case of a 37-year-old man with Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Youth (MODY)
type 5, admitted for an episode of cholestasis and a simultaneous acute kidney injury (AKI) …

Objective Total bilirubin (TB) of> 7 mg/dl is an accepted definition of postoperative hepatic
insufficiency (PHI) given its association with the occurrence of complications and mortality …

Organ dysfunction induced by sepsis has been consistently associated with worse outcome
and death. Regardless of the organ compromised, epithelial dysfunction is present …