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11991603

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
In patients with cirrhosis, discrepant findings have been reported on the evolution of pulmonary hemodynamics and gas exchange after liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of liver transplantation on pulmonary and systemic hemodynamics and gas exchange in patients transplanted for cirrhosis. Forty-three patients with cirrhosis underwent hemodynamic investigations before and one year after liver transplantation. Mean pulmonary arterial pressures did not significantly change after transplantation (from 17 +/- 4 to 17 +/- 3 mm Hg) whereas pulmonary vascular resistance significantly increased by 62%. Cardiac index significantly decreased by 20%. PaO2 did not change significantly after transplantation (from 88.8 +/- 13.9 to 88.5 +/- 12.1 mm Hg) and PaCO2 significantly increased by 16%. In conclusion, liver transplantation has no effect on pulmonary pressures but normalizes pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with cirrhosis without pulmonary hypertension. Moreover, it has no major effect on gas exchange in patients with cirrhosis without hypoxemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0163-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
746-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulmonary hemodynamics and gas exchange after liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire d'Hémodynamique Splanchnique et de Biologie Vasculaire, INSERM U-481, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article