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Figure 3

From: Albumin dialysis improves hepatic encephalopathy and decreases circulating phenolic aromatic amino acids in patients with alcoholic hepatitis and severe liver failure

Figure 3

Fischer index, severity of alcoholic hepatitis and bilirubin decrease after albumin dialysis. Fischer index in patients with alcoholic hepatitis (AH) and pruritus (control) before (empty bars) and after (shaded bars) albumin dialysis according to (left) the presence of hepatic encephalopathy before treatment, (centre) a bilirubin decrease greater than 20% after albumin dialysis and (right) a baseline serum albumin lower than 24 g/L. MARS = Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System; n.s. = not significant.

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