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Respiratory Complication in Liver Disease. Crit Care Clin 2016 Jul;32(3):357-69

Date

06/25/2016

Pubmed ID

27339676

DOI

10.1016/j.ccc.2016.03.002

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84974846248 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   11 Citations

Abstract

Cirrhosis, the twelfth leading cause of death, accounts for 1.1% of all deaths in the United States. Although there are multiple pulmonary complications associated with liver disease, the most important complications that cause significant morbidity and mortality are hepatopulmonary syndrome, hepatic hydrothorax, and portopulmonary hypertension. Patients with cirrhosis who complain of dyspnea should be evaluated for these complications. This article reviews these complications.

Author List

Ramalingam VS, Ansari S, Fisher M

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Bacterial Infections
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Humans
Hydrothorax
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Liver Diseases
Pleurisy