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Impact of propofol sedation on the diagnostic accuracy of hepatic venous pressure gradient measurements in patients with cirrhosis

BACKGROUND: Measurement of the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) is the gold standard to evaluate the presence and severity of portal hypertension. The procedure is generally safe and well tolerated, but nevertheless, some patients demand for sedation. However, it is unknown whether propofol s...

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Autores principales: Ebrahimi, Fahim, Semela, David, Heim, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9349095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34699037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12072-021-10261-z