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Improving Transplant-free Survival With Low-volume Plasma Exchange to Treat Children With Rodenticide Induced Hepatotoxicity.
Thomas, Leenath; Chandran, Jolly; Goel, Ashish; Jacob, Ebor; Chacko, Binila; Subramani, Kandasamy; Agarwal, Indira; Varughese, Santosh; David, Vinoi G; Daniel, Dolly; Mammen, Joy; Balakrishnan, Vijayalekshmi; Balasubramanian, Kunissery A; Lionel, Arul P; Adhikari, Debasis D; Abhilash, Kundavaram P P; Elias, Elwyn; Eapen, Chundamannil E; Zachariah, Uday.
Afiliación
  • Thomas L; Department of Hepatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Chandran J; Department of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Goel A; Department of Hepatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Jacob E; Department of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Chacko B; Department of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Subramani K; Department of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Agarwal I; Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Varughese S; Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • David VG; Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Daniel D; Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Mammen J; Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Balakrishnan V; Department of Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Balasubramanian KA; Department of Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Lionel AP; Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Adhikari DD; Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Abhilash KPP; Department of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Elias E; Department of Hepatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
  • Eapen CE; Liver Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
  • Zachariah U; Department of Hepatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
J Clin Exp Hepatol ; 13(2): 252-258, 2023.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36950489
Background: In a prior report, no patient with rodenticidal hepatotoxicity who met Kochi criteria (MELD score ≥36 or baseline INR ≥6 with hepatic encephalopathy) (PMID: 26310868) for urgent liver transplantation survived with medical management alone. Plasma exchange (PLEX) may improve survival in these patients. Objectives: We describe our experience with low-volume PLEX (PLEX-LV) in treating rodenticide ingestion induced hepatotoxicity in children. Methods: From prospectively collected database of rodenticidal hepatotoxicity patients managed as in-patient with department of Hepatology from December 2017 to August 2021, we retrospectively studied outcomes in children (≤18 years). Hepatotoxicity was categorized as acute liver injury (ALI, coagulopathy alone) or acute liver failure (ALF, coagulopathy and encephalopathy). Kochi criteria was used to assess need for urgent liver transplantation. The primary study outcome was one-month survival. Results: Of the 110 rodenticidal hepatotoxicity patients, 32 children (females: 56%; age: 16 [4.7-18] years; median, range) constituted the study patients. The study patients presented 4 (1-8) days after poison consumption (impulsive suicidal intent:31, accidental:1). Twenty children (62%) had ALI [MELD: 18 (8-36)] and 12 (38%) had ALF [MELD: 37 (24-45)].All children received standard medical care, including N-acetyl cysteine; ALF patients also received anti-cerebral edema measures. None of the patient families opted for liver transplantation. Seventeen children (ALI: 6, ALF: 11) were treated with PLEX-LV (3 [1-5] sessions, volume of plasma exchanged per session: 26 [13-38] ml/kg body weight) and peri-procedure low dose prednisolone.At 1 month, 28 of the 32 children (87.5%) were alive (4 ALF patients died). Of 10 children who met Kochi listing criteria for urgent liver transplantation, two children were ineligible for PLEX-LV (due to hemodynamic instability) and of the remaining 8 children treated by PLEX-LV, 6 (75%) survived. Conclusions: PLEX-LV shows promise as an effective non-liver transplant treatment in children with rodenticidal hepatotoxicity.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Exp Hepatol Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: India

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Exp Hepatol Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: India