Valenzuela Granados Vanessa, Calle Lunarejo Soledad Violeta, Bautista Tiburcio Jhosmell Walter, Villa Alvarado Héctor Daniel, Rotta Rotta D Aida Del Carmen, Tafur Bances Karla, Pinto Valdivia José Luis, Huerta-Mercado Tenorio Jorge, Rojas Vilca José
Hospital Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú.
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú.
Rev Gastroenterol Peru. 2017 Oct-Dec;37(4):335-339.
The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare complication of liver cirrhosis (LC) which significantly diminishes the quality of life for people who suffer.
To determine the prevalence and severity of HPS in patients with CH treated at the Cayetano Heredia (HCH) Hospital in the period from January to December 2015.
Cross-sectional study with sample size needed to determine the point prevalence calculated in 297 patients.
The prevalence of HPS in 0.7% and the identified cases were classified as mild and severe SHP.
The prevalence of HPS is very low in the population of patients with liver cirrhosis treated at the Cayetano Heredia Hospital.