Respiratory Complications Before and After Liver Transplant

• Author(s): Sousa Cardoso, F ; Karvellas, C
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3593
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / etiology; Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / pathology; Liver Diseases / complications*; Liver Diseases / surgery; Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*; Lung Diseases / etiology; Lung Diseases / pathology; Postoperative Complications / etiology; Postoperative Complications / pathology; Postoperative Period; HCC UCI; Preoperative Period; Risk Factors; Syndrome
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório da Unidade Local de Saúde São José

Description

Respiratory complications before and after liver transplant are common, diverse, and potentially have a negative impact on patient outcomes. In this review, we discuss the most frequent respiratory conditions that patients may develop in the perioperative period. Their prevention and/or treatment may help to maximize the benefit these patients may derive from liver transplant. This review examines diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to these complications for hepatologists, surgeons, and critical care physicians.