Hepatopulmonary syndrome in waiting list and liver transplant

Background: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is an important pulmonary complication in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension. Nevertheless, it is often not recognized in clinical practice, which results in inadequate treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HPS in patie...

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Main Authors: Lucas Souto Nacif, Erica Karen Dextre Torres, Paola Sofia Espinoza Alvarez, Juliana Marquezi Pereira, Rafael Soares Pinheiro, Vinicius Rocha-Santos, Rodrigo Bronze Martino, Daniel Reis Waisberg, Rubens Arantes Macedo, Liliana Ducatti, Joel Avancini Rocha Filho, Flávio Henrique Galvão, Wellington Andraus, Luiz Carneiro D´Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Transplantation Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451959620300081