Abstract:Background:In cirrhotic patients, in addition to hepatocyte and Kuppfer cells dysfunction, portopulmonary shunt, intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunt and VA/Q inequality can induce a decrease in PaO2 and SaO2 as well as acid base disturbances. The present study was done to analyse arterial blood gas changes, prevalence of hypoxemia and acid base disturbances as well as to correlate grading of hypoxemia with different aetiologies and Child-Pugh score in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites. Methods: The pres… Show more
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