Recent reviews in the field of liver support

Recently several interesting reviews on liver support concepts have been published.

Roger Wiliams, Institute of Hepatology, University College London Medical School, London, UK, reported on "Acute liver failure--practical management".

John O'Grady, Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK, gave an overview on the management of acute or fulminant liver failure: "Modern management of acute liver failure".

J.P. Vacanti and H.I. Pryor, 2nd, reviewed the significant clinical findings of ALF, as well as, the non-biologic liver support systems and the bioartificial liver devices that have been clinically tested to support patients with this disease: "The promise of artificial liver replacement".

A.C. DuPont provides the critical care clinician with a comprehensive review entitled "Extracorporeal treatment of intoxications" reproting on the indications for extracorporeal elimination of toxic substances, summarizing the different techniques and the intoxications for which these techniques are suitable.

H.C Fiegel reviews latest developments in "Hepatic Tissue Engineering".