Recently, the Infectious Liver Disease Department of Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital successfully treated a patient with acute hepatitis E using artificial liver technology. This not only demonstrates the exquisite technology of the infectious liver disease department in the field of liver disease treatment, but also brings more blessings to the vast number of patients.
Mr. Shi, 61 years old, was admitted to our hospital's infectious liver disease department due to "fatigue accompanied by skin jaundice for a week". Mr. Shi has a history of liver cirrhosis for more than ten years. After completing relevant examinations, the results showed that the patient's hepatitis E IgG and IgM showed positive reactions, and was diagnosed with "liver cirrhosis (compensatory phase) and acute hepatitis E". After the team led by Ma Chunyan from the Department of Infectious Liver Diseases provided patients with active symptomatic treatment such as liver protection, enzyme reduction, bile stasis, and jaundice reduction, there was no significant decrease in bilirubin levels and there was a tendency towards liver failure. Considering that the patient is an elderly male with a history of more than ten years of liver cirrhosis, severe liver function damage, and a high mortality rate of hepatitis E in the elderly, once poorly controlled, it is highly likely to develop into liver failure or even death. At this critical moment, the infectious liver disease team decisively decided to use artificial liver technology to treat the patient.
Artificial liver technology, also known as artificial liver blood purification technology, is an advanced medical technology that uses methods such as plasma exchange and blood adsorption to remove harmful substances from the patient's blood, temporarily replacing some of the functions of the failing liver, and creating conditions for liver cell regeneration and liver function recovery. After sufficient communication with the patient's family, the medical team immediately performed artificial liver plasma exchange, bilirubin adsorption, and blood perfusion treatment on Mr. Shi.
After multiple artificial liver treatments, Uncle Shi's transaminase and jaundice levels steadily decreased, and his appetite and mental state also began to improve. After a month of hospitalization, the patient has recovered well and has been discharged smoothly.
Artificial liver technology is one of the effective methods for treating liver failure. Deputy Chief Physician Ma Chunyan reminds the general public, regardless of age, to pay attention to food hygiene when dining out, avoid drinking raw water, wash raw vegetables and fruits thoroughly, and cook seafood and meat thoroughly to reduce the risk of infection from intestinal infectious diseases such as hepatitis E.