14 September 2021: Original Paper
Impact of Liver Transplantation on Carbon Monoxide Production as Measured by Arterial Carboxyhemoglobin Levels in Cirrhotic Patients with and without Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Ralph Llewel Sabang 1ABCDEF* , Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh 2ABC , Roxana Bodin 3DEF , Oleg Epelbaum 4ABCDEFDOI: 10.12659/AOT.932009
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e932009
Figure 3 (A) Graph depicting both the mean absolute change in carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) level from before to after liver transplantation, as well as the median relative change. Light bars represent the group with hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), while black bars represent the group without HPS. The differences between the 2 groups were not statistically significant. (B) Individual patient direction and magnitude of absolute change in HbCO level from before liver transplantation to after (N=39). Of the 14 patients with HPS, 11 (79%) experienced a decrease in their HbCO level after liver transplantation; among the 25 patients without HPS, 16 (64%) experienced a decrease (P=0.48).