Intrapulmonary Shunt in the Course of Pediatric Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2512-2514

  Kim, J S ^a,b   Kim, K M ^a   Ko, J K ^a   Lee, Y J ^a   Lee, S G ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; OXYGEN; PROTHROMBIN;

ADOLESCENT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PULMONARY SHUNT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT DURATION;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53149099336     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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