ملخص البحث
Abstract
Background: The prevalence of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) ranges from 5 to 32% from liver-transplantation centers. Egypt is considered as one of the highest countries in prevalence and incidence of bilharizial
peri-portal fibrosis and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) induced liver cirrhosis. Clinical, radiological and laboratory features
of HPS were not widely assessed.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence, clinical features and laboratory features of HPS among Egyptian
cirrhotic patients.
Patients and Methods: Our study included 570 cirrhotic patients. Arterial blood gases analysis, chest X-ray,
pulmonary function tests and transthoracic contrast echocardiography for detection of pulmonary vasodilatation were
done for patients with partial pressure of arterial O
2
80 mmHg. Also, clinical and laboratory features were assessed.
Diagnostic criteria of HPS in cirrhotic patients include arterial hypoxemia and pulmonary vascular dilatation on
contrast enhanced echocardiography.
Results: The prevalence of HPS among patients with liver cirrhosis was 4.2%. Patients with HPS had more
severe cirrhosis, as determined by advanced Child-Pugh Grade. The presence of dyspnea, platypnea, clubbing,
and orthodoxia was significantly higher in patients with HPS when compared to cirrhotic patients (P value0 .001).
In HPS, right pleural effusion and bilateral basal shadows were the commonest radiological findings (20.8% while
chest X- ray of most patients with liver cirrhosis was normal (85%) (P value0.05). There was a significant decrease
in PaO
2and O
2saturation (P0.001 for each) but a significant increase in P (A-a) O
2
in patients with HPS versus
cirrhotic patients (P0.001). Patients with HPS showed a restrictive dysfunction in 59.3%.
Conclusion: The prevalence of HPS among cirrhotic patients was 4.2%. The presence of dyspnea, platypnea,
clubbing, orthodoxia and arterial hypoxemia were the commonest feature. Right pleural effusion and bilateral basal
shadows were the commonest radiological findings.
قسم البحث
مجلة البحث
J Liver
مؤلف البحث
صفحات البحث
1-3
الناشر
OMICS Publishing Group
تصنيف البحث
1
عدد البحث
Vol (1) - No (3)
موقع البحث
http://www.omicsonline.org
سنة البحث
2012
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