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Review
. 2011 Jan-Mar;7(1):64-73.
doi: 10.4161/org.7.1.14069. Epub 2011 Jan 1.

Extracorporeal liver support

Jan Stange  1
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Review

Extracorporeal liver support

Jan Stange. Organogenesis. 2011 Jan-Mar.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Schematic of the molecular adsorbants recirculation system. Fluid flow direction is delineated by arrows. Blood passes first through a hemodiafilter with albumin dialysate in counter current flow and is returned to the patient. The “saturated” albumin is recirculated through a series of adsorbant columns then hemodiafiltration before it is returned to the clean albumin reservoir.
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