Significance of Hypoxemia Screening in Candidates for Liver Transplantation: Our Experience

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 793-794

  Mazzeo, A T ^a   Bottari, G ^a   Pratico C ^a   Penna, O ^a   Mandolfino, T ^a   Santamaria, L B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ANOXEMIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33646098184     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.01.071     Document Type: Article

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