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Original Article

Abstract

Background: Chronic liver diseases and disorders has been accompanied by pulmonary complications and dysfunction that occur before and/or after hepatic transplantation. Detection of these lung complications is necessary for therapeutic interventions. This is a prospective cohort study that analyzes the pulmonary complications before and after liver transplantation. Results: In patients suffering from hepatopulmonary syndrome who were subjected to liver transplantation there was a high statistically significant improvement in PaO2 from 58.41 ± 4.00 to 87.12 ± 12.02 mmHg (room air) (p

Keywords

Hepatic Hydrothorax; Hepato-pulmonary Syndrome; Liver Transplantation; Porto-pulmonary Hypertension; Pulmonary Complications.

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