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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Post-Liver Transplantation Complications: A Case-Control Study
A better knowledge of HPS patient outcomes after LT could influence graft allocation, since there is currently a tendency to attribute better grafts to patients experiencing higher morbidity. [...]the objective of our study was to compare the post-operative outcome in patients with and without HPS f...
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Published in: | International journal of organ transplantation medicine 2020-10, Vol.11 (4), p.165-175 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | A better knowledge of HPS patient outcomes after LT could influence graft allocation, since there is currently a tendency to attribute better grafts to patients experiencing higher morbidity. [...]the objective of our study was to compare the post-operative outcome in patients with and without HPS following LT, in terms of complications, ventilation parameters, lengths of stay and mortality. Patients were monitored for the first five post-operative days with daily transthoracic echocardiography, pulmonary ultrasound and hepatic Doppler Primary and Secondary Outcomes HPS was defined as an association of cirrhosis, hypoxemia with a p 0 |
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ISSN: | 2008-6482 2008-6490 |