Single-Pass Albumin Dialysis (SPAD) as a Therapeutic Extracorporeal Liver Support in a Low-Resource Setting: Case Report and Literature Review - PubMed
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- Single-Pass Albumin Dialysis (SPAD) is an extracorporeal therapy for liver support in low-resource settings.
- Case report of a 25-year-old male with acute liver failure and kidney injury treated with SPAD and CRRT.
- SPAD helps detoxify substances like bilirubin, ammonia, and lactate when liver function is impaired.
- Highlights the use of SPAD as an alternative to more complex systems like MARS in resource-limited areas.
- No financial conflicts of interest were declared by the authors.