From: Treatment of hepatic encephalopathy by on-line hemodiafiltration: a case series study
Case | The degree of HE at the start of on-line HDF | On-line HDF to recovery of consciousness (sessions) | Total on-line HDF (sessions) | Plasma exchange (sessions) | Duration of ALS (days) | Outcome | |
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GCS | Stage* | ||||||
1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 13 | Spontaneous survival |
2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | Death (no donor to transplant) |
3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 15 | Death (no donor to transplant) |
4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Death due to heart failure |
5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Death due to sepsis |
6 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 5 | Death due to cerebral herniation |
7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | Spontaneous survival |
8 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 5 | 55 | Spontaneous survival |
9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 24 | Death from respiratory failure |
10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 14 | Death (no donor to transplant) |
11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | Spontaneous survival |
12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 13 | Spontaneous survival |
13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Spontaneous survival |
14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 42 | Death (no donor to transplant) |
15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Transplantation |
16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Spontaneous survival |
17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 12 | Transplantation |