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Therapeutic plasma exchange in ACLF: what the randomised trial found
Swaroop and colleagues randomised 194 adults with ACLF to therapeutic plasma exchange plus standard medical therapy or standard therapy alone. This Evidence Deep Dive examines the study population, treatment protocol, 28- and 90-day outcomes, and the questions raised by the difference between early and later survival.
Hepatology30 Mar 2026
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Circulatory failure
- Therapeutic plasma exchange improves short-term survival in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure: a randomized controlled trial ↗
Swaroop S, Biswas S, Aggarwal A, et al.
Hepatology30 Mar 2026Original research
- β blockers to prevent decompensation of cirrhosis in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension (PREDESCI): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial ↗
Villanueva C, et al.
The Lancet20 Apr 2019Landmark study
- A Randomized Trial of Albumin Infusions in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis ↗
China L, et al.
New England Journal of Medicine4 Mar 2021Landmark study
- Terlipressin plus Albumin for the Treatment of Type 1 Hepatorenal Syndrome ↗
Wong F, et al.
New England Journal of Medicine4 Mar 2021Landmark study
- Terlipressin Is Superior to Noradrenaline in the Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Acute on Chronic Liver Failure ↗
Arora V, et al.
Hepatology1 Feb 2020Landmark study
- Effect of intravenous albumin on renal impairment and mortality in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis ↗
Sort P, et al.
New England Journal of Medicine5 Aug 1999Landmark study