Long-term outcome and management of hepatopulmonary syndrome in children

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 276-282

  Al Hussaini, Abdulrahman ^a   Taylor, Rachel M ^a   Samyn, Marianne ^a   Bansal, Sanjay ^a   Heaton, Nigel ^a   Rela, Mohammed ^a   Mieli Vergani, Giorgina ^a   Dhawan, Anil ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Liver transplantation; Macroaggregated albumin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; BRONCHOSCOPE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER GRAFT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY SHUNT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76449093058     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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