Prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome in patients with decompensated chronic liver disease and its impact on short-term survival Prevalência da síndrome hepatopulmonar e seu impacto na sobrevida de pacientes hospitalizados com doença parenquimatosa crônica descompensada de fígado

Prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome in patients with decompensated chronic liver disease and its impact on short-term survival Prevalência da síndrome hepatopulmonar e seu impacto na sobrevida de pacientes hospitalizados com doença parenquimatosa crônica descompensada de fígado

BACKGROUND: Hepatopulmonary syndrome is reported to occur in 4% to 32% of the patients with chronic liver disease and is associated with poor liver function and shortened patient survival before and after liver transplantation. AIMS: To assess the frequency of hepatopulmonary syndrome in Brazilian p...

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Main Authors: Palmireno Pinheiro Ferreira, Edmundo José Nasri Camara, Rogério Luis Porto de Paula, Cláudio Celestino Zollinger, Andréa Ribeiro Cavalcanti, Paulo Lisboa Bittencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2008-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Síndrome hepatopulmonar
Hepatopatias
Doença crônica
Pacientes internados
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Liver diseases
Chronic disease
Inpatients
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