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Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
Recent findings in transplants described by researchers from Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom
September 13th, 2006
Transplants research advances have been reported from Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom. Study 1: Hepatopulmonary syndrome increases the postoperative mortality rate after liver transplantation. Scientists writing in the American Journal of Transplantation report, "Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a frequent pulmonary complication of patients with end-stage liver diseases. HPS is diagnosed by hypoxemia and pulmonary vascular dilatation and is an independent risk factor of mortality. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the only factor that modifies the natural course of HPS. Once patients with HPS have been transplanted, their...
Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2006-09-13)
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