Sequential therapy consisting of glucocorticoid infusions followed by granulocyte-monocyte absorptive apheresis in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis.

Kazuhiro Watanabe ¹, Yoshihito Uchida ¹, Kayoko Sugawara ¹, Kayoko Naiki ¹, Mie Inao ¹, Nobuaki Nakayama ¹, Satoshi Mochida ² , J Gastroenterol 2017 Jul;52(7):830-837.

Sequential therapy combining glucocorticoid infusion and GMA was useful for attenuating liver injuries in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis by preventing rebound increases in inflammatory reactions after discontinuation of glucocorticoid infusions, except in patients with bacterial infections and/or multiple organ failure.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27858246/