Unmasking hypoxia in Cirrhosis patients: Six-minute walk test as a screening tool for hepatopulmonary syndrome

Unmasking hypoxia in Cirrhosis patients: Six-minute walk test as a screening tool for hepatopulmonary syndrome

Background: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is one of the complications of advanced cirrhosis which has a serious impact on prognosis of patient. Finding arterial deoxygenation early and initiating higher-level treatment is one of the most critical strategies in the therapy of HPS. In this study, we...

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Main Authors: Abhishek Singhai, Manaswinee Mallik, Pragya Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
Subjects:
hepatopulmonary syndrome
hypoxia
liver transplant
meld score
Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2022;volume=11;issue=1;spage=50;epage=50;aulast=Singhai

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