[Prevalence and severity of the hepatopulmonar syndrome in patients with liver cirrhosis attended at Cayetano Heredia Hospital, between January and December 2015]. / Prevalencia y severidad del síndrome hepatopulmonar en pacientes concirrosis hepática del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, entre enero y diciembre del 2015.
Rev Gastroenterol Peru
; 37(4): 335-339, 2017.
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INTRODUCTION: The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare complication of liver cirrhosis (LC) which significantly diminishes the quality of life for people who suffer. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and severity of HPS in patients with CH treated at the Cayetano Heredia (HCH) Hospital in the period from January to December 2015. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study with sample size needed to determine the point prevalence calculated in 297 patients. RESULTS: The prevalence of HPS in 0.7% and the identified cases were classified as mild and severe SHP. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of HPS is very low in the population of patients with liver cirrhosis treated at the Cayetano Heredia Hospital.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome Hepatopulmonar
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Cirrose Hepática
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Gastroenterol Peru
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Peru