Supine vs upright exercise in patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome and orthodeoxia: study protocol for a randomized controlled crossover trial

Supine vs upright exercise in patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome and orthodeoxia: study protocol for a randomized controlled crossover trial

Abstract Background The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a pulmonary complication of liver disease found in 10 to 32% of patients with cirrhosis and is characterized by intrapulmonary vascular dilatations and abnormal oxygenation. Liver transplantation is the only effective therapy for this disease...

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Main Authors: Harsh Parikh, Eric Lui, Marie E. Faughnan, Abdul Al-Hesayen, Stephanie Segovia, Samir Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Orthodeoxia
Exercise tolerance
Randomized controlled trials
Liver transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05633-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05633-7

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