TY - JOUR
T1 - Is severe arterial hypoxaemia due to hepatic disease an indication for liver transplantation? A new therapeutic approach
AU - Rodriguez-Roisin, R.
AU - Krowka, M. J.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Severe arterial hypoxaemia or deteriorating pulmonary oxygenation due to HPS appears to be reversible within months of orthotopic liver transplantation. Due to the apparently poor prognosis in these patients, such abnormal oxygenation may, indeed, be considered an indication for liver transplantation in selected clinical situations. The pretransplant distinction between HPS and pulmonary hypertension as a reason for arterial hypoxaemia is essential, however, in that different outcomes appear to exist. Further prospective studies of patients with pulmonary vascular complications of liver disease are desperately needed.
AB - Severe arterial hypoxaemia or deteriorating pulmonary oxygenation due to HPS appears to be reversible within months of orthotopic liver transplantation. Due to the apparently poor prognosis in these patients, such abnormal oxygenation may, indeed, be considered an indication for liver transplantation in selected clinical situations. The pretransplant distinction between HPS and pulmonary hypertension as a reason for arterial hypoxaemia is essential, however, in that different outcomes appear to exist. Further prospective studies of patients with pulmonary vascular complications of liver disease are desperately needed.
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M3 - Editorial
C2 - 8050537
AN - SCOPUS:0028240893
SN - 0903-1936
VL - 7
SP - 839
EP - 842
JO - European Respiratory Journal
JF - European Respiratory Journal
IS - 5
ER -