RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Is severe arterial hypoxaemia due to hepatic disease an indication for liver transplantation? A new therapeutic approach
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 839
OP 842
DO 10.1183/09031936.94.07050839
VO 7
IS 5
A1 R Rodriguez-Roisin
A1 MJ Krowka
YR 1994
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/7/5/839.abstract
AB Severe arterial hypoxaemia or deteriorating pulmonary oxygenation due to HPS appears to be reversible within months of orthotopic liver transplantation. Due to the apparently poor prognosis in these patients, such abnormal oxygenation may, indeed, be considered an indication for liver transplantation in selected clinical situations. The pretransplant distinction between HPS and pulmonary hypertension as a reason for arterial hypoxaemia is essential, however, in that different outcomes appear to exist. Further prospective studies of patients with pulmonary vascular complications of liver disease are desperately needed.