Hypoxemia in patients with cirrhosis: Relationship with liver failure and hemodynamic alterations

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 492-495

  Vachiéry, Florence ^a   Moreau, Richard ^a   Hadengue, Antoine ^a   Gadano, Adrián ^a   Soupison, Thierry ^a   Valla, Dominique ^a   Lebrec, Didier ^a  

^a Lab d'Hemodynamique Splanchnique   (France)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hemodynamics; Hypoxemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 18244428031     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80353-4     Document Type: Article

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