The comparison of pulse oximetry (SPO2) and blood gas analysis (sao2) to detect hypoxemia in liver cirrhosis

• Main Authors: R. Fajariya, Poernomo Boedi Setiawan, Ummi Maimunah, Iswan Abbas Nusi, Herry Purbayu, Titong Sugihartono, Ulfa Kholili, Budi Widodo, Amie Vidyani, Husin Thamrin, Muhammad Miftahussurur
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: Yerevan State Medical University 2019
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/94584/1/Miftahussurur-The%20comparison%20of%20pulse%20oximetry%20%28SPO2%29.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/94584/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077529356&partnerID=40&md5=f81efccb9a72669d380ab878429729a4
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterized by clinical triad of chronic liver disease, hypoxemia and intrapulmonary vascular dilatation. Routine screening of hypoxemia is not performed in all patients with liver cirrhosis. Blood gas analysis is difficult, fairly invasive, expensive and re...