Sustained low diffusing capacity in hepatopulmonary syndrome after liver transplantation

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 36, 2006, Pages 5878-5883

  Martínez Pallí, Graciela ^a   Gómez, Federico P ^a   Barberà, Joan A ^a   Navasa, Miquel ^a   Roca, Josep ^a   Rodríguez Roisin, Robert ^a   Burgos, Felip ^a   Gistau, Conchi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity; Multiple inert gas elimination technique; Pulmonary gas exchange; Pulmonary vascular disorders; Ventilation perfusion relationships

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; PREDICTION;

EID: 33750121622     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5878     Document Type: Article

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