Pre-operative risk factors predict post-operative respiratory failure after liver transplantation.

OBJECTIVE: Post-operative pulmonary complications significantly affect patient survival rates, but there is still no conclusive evidence regarding the effect of post-operative respiratory failure after liver transplantation on patient prognosis. This study aimed to predict the risk factors for post-...

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Main Authors: Ching-Tzu Huang, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Shi-Chuan Chang, Wei-Chen Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3148242?pdf=render