Hypoxia among patients on the liver-transplant waiting list
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Hypoxia among Patients on the Liver-transplant Waiting List
BACKGROUND Hepatopulmonary syndrome is formed by a triad of liver disease, intrapulmonary vascular dilatation and changes in blood gases. This condition is present in 4-32% of patients with cirrhosis. AIM To analyze the blood gas changes data of patients in liver-transplant waiting list. METHOD Clinical data of 279 patients in liver transplantation waiting list in May 2013 were studied. Ove...
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عنوان ژورنال: ABCD. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (São Paulo)
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2317-6326,0102-6720
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-67202014000100014