- A Case of Acute Hepatic Failure due to Acetaminophen Overdose Treated with Molecular Adsorbents Recirculating System$^{(R)}$
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Byung Keun Yang, Je Sung You, Young Seon Joo, Sung Phil Chung, Hahn Schick Lee
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J Korean Soc Clin Toxicol. 2014;12(1):31-34. Published online June 30, 2014
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- We report on a patient who developed acute hepatic failure despite intravenous N-acetyl cysteine therapy who was treated with the Molecular Adsorbents Recirculating System (MARS). She presented 20 hours after the ingestion of 13 g of acetaminophen. The MARS is based on albumin dialysis principle which can be applied for patients with acute poisoning from drugs that have high protein-binding capacity because of its ability to selectively remove from circulation protein-bound toxins. The clinical toxicologist should be consider this technology when treating patients with hepatic failure following acetaminophen poisoning.
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KSCT
Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology