| Table 3: Summary of studies of patient trials of various liver-assist devices | |||
| Study | No. of patients | Support time | Results |
| Rozga et al26,32 | 12 | 6 h | Bridge to liver transplantation in 11 patients and decreased intracranial pressure in 2 |
| Sussman et al and Ellis et al33-36 | 23 | 1-7 d | Bridge to liver transplantation in 7 patients and survival without transplantation in 7 |
| Li | 3 | 4-6 h | Bridge to liver transplantation in 1 patient, recovery in 1 and no response in 1 |