A dynamic recirculation model for liver failure was used for upscaling and comparison against conventional MARS adsorbents as the gold standard in an albumin dialysis setting.
In paediatric liver failure, data on extracorporeal systems is scarce, comprising few reports on albumin dialysis (namely, Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System; MARS) and plasma exchange.
MARS was used to support patients with severe liver trauma (SLT), in ALF patients as a bridge to transplantation (BTT), and as definitive therapy for toxic ingestion or idiopathic liver failure (DT) in a level 1 trauma center and large transplant center.