All are true about hepatopulmonary syndrome except
Severity in Hepatopulmonary syndrome depends upon liver disease, oxygenation defect and pulmonary vascular dilation Ref: Shackelford 7th edition Pg no : 1606-1608
Frequency in ESLDbis between 8-29%
Characterized by hypoxemia and anatomical shunting of blood
Only established treatment at present is OLT
A preoperative oxygen tension of <30mmHg alone is a predictor of disease
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