Active clinical trials for "Liver Failure"

This study provides emergency use of the unapproved study medication in ALF patients with acute liver failure who are not responding to standard of care.

The objectives are to: validate a panel of tissue-specific miRNAs that are differentially expressed in the plasma of patients with and without liver injuries investigate the physiological range of the circulating miRNA panel in Healthy Subjects and under stress investigate the dysregulation of circulating miRNA panel and their prognostic and predictive values in clinical outcomes in identifying patients at high risk for mortality and acute liver failure. This trial involves peripheral blood sampling from subjects at their earliest presentation and remaining stays in the hospitalization in the emergency department. The investigators will develop panels of miRNAs that are specific indicator of early onset of major organ failures, and correlate clinical outcomes with these miRNAs.

This research is to establish a simple and practical system to predict the prognosis of sever hepatitis B.Seven factors (level of serum total bilirubin, prothrombin time, severity of hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome,ascites ,infection and size of liver) which were easier to evaluate and more influential， were included to establish a prognosis scoring system．The scorings of a new score system and MELD were graded at the same time in the patients with sever hepatitis B. And then the distribution figures of survival rates and mortality rates were done according to the scores from low to high. The features of distribution figures of two score system in survival rates and mortality rates and significances of clinical application in certain score were interpreted.

The purpose of this study is to help determine whether cystatin C is a more sensitive laboratory measurement for renal function in cirrhotic patients.

To study the correlation of serological growth factors and the hepatic progenitor cells involved in liver regeneration of liver failure.

The main objective is to determine the medical fate (transplanted or not and living or deceased), of patients with Severe, fulminating acute liver failure in the public hospitals of paris.

Background: In patients undergoing hemodialysis or hemofiltration will suffer from the injury of reactive oxidative species. Oxidative stress will affect cell membrane, protein, and DNA. It will damage the cell and result in organ dysfunction. We believe that in patients, who have acute hepatic failure, undergoing plasma exchange or Molecular Absorbent Recirculating System for bridge therapy will suffer from the injury of reactive oxidative species, too. It will damage the kidney, lung, cerebral cortex, and other organs. It may result in death before the recovery of liver function or undergoing liver transplantation. Aims: 1. Investigate the severity of oxidative stress and risk factors of high oxidative stress in acute hepatic failure patient undergoing plasma exchange or Molecular Absorbent Recirculating System. 2. Investigate the microcirculation status and risk factors in acute hepatic failure patient undergoing plasma exchange or Molecular Absorbent Recirculating System. 3. Study the relationship between oxidative stress and microcirculation status. 4. Study the correlation between oxidative stress and prognosis. 5. Study the correlation between microcirculation status and prognosis.

Background: In mainland China, the development of pediatric liver transplantation (LT) has lagged behind that of adult LT during the past two decades, but it has been progressing immensely in recent years. Renji hospital(shanghai) is currently the largest pediatric transplant center in mainland China. Aim and method: This study is performed for establishment of key techniques for pediatric LT in mainland China, including the indications and timing for pediatric LT, the criteria for donor selections, living donor LT planning, prevention and treatment for posttransplant complications, long-term follow-up management et al.

Transient elastography is novel non-invasive method for assessment of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease, by measuring liver stiffness. Transient elastography is a user friendly technique that can be easily performed at bedside or in outpatient clinic with immediate results and good reproducibility. Liver stiffness values ranges from 2.5 to 75 kPa with lower values <6kPa suggest no fibrosis where as higher values above 14kPa suggests cirrhosis. In the present study the investigators hypothesis that the investigators can differentiate ACLF and acute severe viral hepatitis based on fibroscan as patients with underlying fibrosis with superadded inflammation would have higher fibroscan value than when patient have only inflammation with no underlying fibrosis and hence the investigators can avoid unnecessary test in such subgroup.

As a consequence of the increase in life expectancy, hepato-biliary surgeons have to deal with an emerging aged population, which has a potential higher risk for complication and worse long-term outcome. The investigators will be analyzing the liver function and outcome after right or extended right hepatectomy in patients over 70 years old.