Abstract

GONZALEZ, Luis Fernando et al. Síndrome hepatopulmonar y trasplante hepático. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2008, vol.36, n.4, pp.293-296. ISSN 0120-3347.

Hepatopulmonary syndrome is a clinical entiy that severely impairs functional status of patients with end stage liver disease. Natural lourse of this syndrome is unpredictable once ii has beeeniagnosed. Hotuevev it is known that its prognosisis seúous, slowly progressive and although cause of death is often related to liver disease, quality of Ufe in these patients ii significantly impaired by yhe additional ventilatory disorder. It is actually considered that liver transplantation, in selected cases, can lead to complete tesolution on this syndrome and so soccess in the peúoperative management is tisectly related to the knotuledge of the pathophysiology process.

Keywords : anesthesia; orthoptic hepatic transplantation; hepatopulmonary syndrome.

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