American Journal of Transplantation 2014; 14: 1391–1399 Wiley Periodicals Inc.

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Prevalence and Severity of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Its Influence on Survival in Cirrhotic Patients Evaluated for Liver Transplantation J. M. Pascasio1,y, I. Grilo2,*,y, F. J. Lo´pez-Pardo3, F. Ortega-Ruiz4, J. L. Tirado5, J. M. Sousa1, M. J. Rodriguez-Puras3, M. T. Ferrer1, M. Sayago1, M. A. Go´mez-Bravo6 and A. Grilo7 1

Digestive Diseases Department, Hospital Virgen del Rocı´o, Sevilla, Spain 2 Digestive Diseases Department, Hospital de Alta  Resolucio´n de Ecija, Sevilla, Spain 3 Heart Diseases Department, Hospital Virgen del Rocı´o, Sevilla, Spain 4 Respiratory Diseases Department, Hospital Virgen del Rocı´o, Sevilla, Spain 5 Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Virgen del Rocı´o, Sevilla, Spain 6 Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Department, Hospital Virgen del Rocı´o, Sevilla, Spain 7 Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, Spain  Corresponding author: Israel Grilo Bensusan, [email protected] y Both authors contributed equally to this work. The prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and its influence on survival before and after liver transplantation (LT) remain controversial. Additionally, the chronology of post-LT reversibility is unclear. This study prospectively analyzed 316 patients with cirrhosis who were evaluated for LT in 2002–2007; 177 underwent LT at a single reference hospital. HPS was defined by a partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2)

Prevalence and severity of hepatopulmonary syndrome and its influence on survival in cirrhotic patients evaluated for liver transplantation.

The prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and its influence on survival before and after liver transplantation (LT) remain controversial. Addit...
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