Respiratory Complication in Liver Disease.

Ramalingam, Vijaya S; Ansari, Sikandar; Fisher, Micah

Ramalingam, Vijaya S; Ansari, Sikandar; Fisher, Micah.

Affiliation

Ramalingam VS; Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Electronic address: vramalingam@mcw.edu.
Ansari S; Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
Fisher M; Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory Clinic 'A', 1365 Clifton Road, Northeast 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

Crit Care Clin ; 32(3): 357-69, 2016 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27339676

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Cirrhosis, the twelfth leading cause of death, accounts for 1.1% of all deaths in the United States. Although there are multiple pulmonary complications associated with liver disease, the most important complications that cause significant morbidity and mortality are hepatopulmonary syndrome, hepatic hydrothorax, and portopulmonary hypertension. Patients with cirrhosis who complain of dyspnea should be evaluated for these complications. This article reviews these complications.

Subject(s)

Hydrothorax/etiology; Hypertension, Pulmonary/therapy; Liver Diseases/complications; Pleurisy/etiology; Bacterial Infections/complications; Bacterial Infections/drug therapy; Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/diagnosis; Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/etiology; Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/physiopathology; Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/therapy; Humans; Hydrothorax/diagnosis; Hydrothorax/therapy; Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnosis; Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology; Pleurisy/drug therapy

Key words

Chronic liver disease; Hepatic hydrothorax; Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Liver transplantation; Portopulmonary hypertension; Spontaneous bacterial pleuritis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pleurisy / Hydrothorax / Hypertension, Pulmonary / Liver Diseases Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Crit Care Clin Journal subject: TERAPIA INTENSIVA Year: 2016 Type: Article

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