Medical Breakthrough - Prototype device effectively treated multiorgan failure
A newly published study describes how, in a small pilot, patients were rescued from their bodies’ cascade of deteriorating function. Clinical trial results published last week describe a novel medical device that, in a 10-patient pilot, showed remarkable success at rescuing people from multiorgan failure caused by acute-on-chronic liver failure.
All 10 patients had been officially listed for liver transplant but were delisted when their clinical condition deteriorated considerably amid multiorgan failure. They all underwent treatment on the new device and became healthy enough to discontinue supportive measures and be relisted for transplant.