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Staging
of severity
Severity of HPS will be staged according to criteria men-
tioned below [
101
] (III):
1. Mild HPS: AaDO
2
≥ 15 mmHg, PaO
2
≥ 80 mmHg
2. Moderate HPS: AaDO
2
≥ 15 mmHg, PaO
2
< 80 mmHg– ≥
60 mmHg
3. Severe HPS: AaDO
2
≥ 15 mmHg, PaO
2
< 60 mmHg– ≥ 50 mmHg
4. Very severe HPS: AaDO
2
≥ 15 mmHg, PaO
2
< 50 mmHg
(< 300 mmHg on 100 % oxygen)
Diagnosis
HPS positive patients should undergo lung perfusion scan-
ning for intrapulmonary shunt quantification and should
have pulmonary function testing and pulmonary imag-
ing (chest x-ray and thoracic computed tomography) for
exclusion of other structural pulmonary diseases. Pulmo-
nary artery catheterization should be performed at least in
patients with severe and very severe HPS for assessment of
intrapulmonary shunting, cardiac index, and exclusion of
additional portopulmonary hypertension (III).
Therapy
Patients with mild and moderate HPS should have con-
trol blood gas analysis at regular intervals as HPS is a pro-
gressive disease [
124
] (II-2).
Long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) should be started
in patients with severe and very severe HPS (PaO
2
< 60 mmHg). Oxygen supply should be adjusted to raise
PaO
2
> 60 mmHg (III).
Patients with severe HPS should be listed for liver
transplantation only due to the severity of gas exchange
abnormality as transplantation is the only proven ther-
apy of HPS. They should receive an exceptional posi-
tion ranking comparable to patients with hepatocellular
carcinoma (III). Evaluation for liver transplantation in
patients with very severe HPS should be based on an
individualized risk–benefit assessment as the cardiopul-
monary complication rate has significantly increased in
these patients following transplantation [
101
] (III).
Appendix
Participants “Billroth II”, 2. ÖGGH-Consensus Confer-
ence “Portal Hypertension”, Palais Clam Gallas, Vienna
011011
Dr. Bernhard Angermayr
Landesklinikum St. Pölten,
2. Medizinische Abteilung
Dr. Eva Brownstone
KA Rudolfstiftung, 4. Medizinische
Abteilung
Theresa Bucsics
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Prim. Dr. Christian Datz
Krankenhaus Oberndorf, Abteilung Innere
Medizin
Dr. Arnulf Ferlitsch
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
PD Dr. Valentin Fuhrmann
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ivo Graziadei
Klinische Abteilung für Gastroenterologie
und Hepatologie, Medizinische Universität
Innsbruck
Dr. Evelyn Grilnberger
Otto Wagner Spital
Prim. Dr. Michael Häfner
KH St. Elisabeth, Interne Abteilung
Dr. Birgit Heinisch
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Dr. Sadia Hoppe
KH Hietzing, I. Medizinische Abteilung
Dr. Thomas Horvatits
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Prim. Dr. Andreas Kirchgatterer
V. Interne Abteilung, Klinikum Wels
Prim. Dr. Peter Knoflach
Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Abteilung für
Innere Medizin I
Dr. Andreas Kopecky
Thermenklinikum Baden, Interne
Abteilung
Dr. Peter Kotlan
Ordination Markt Priestling
Prof. Dr. Ludwig Kramer
Krankenhaus Hietzing, 1. Medizinische
Abteilung mit Gastroenterologie
Dr. Anna Kreil
Otto Wagner Spital
Waltraud Leiss
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Dr. Simone Luszczak
Landesklinikum St. Pölten,
2. Medizinische Abteilung
Prim. Dr. Christian Madl
KA Rudolfstiftung, 4. Medizinische
Abteilung
Dr. Andreas Maieron
Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth Linz, 4. Interne
Abteilung
Dr. Ilona Marszalek
Ordination Dr. Biowski-Frotz, Wien
Prof. Dr. Christian Müller
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Dr. Roland Nömeyer
Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Abteilung für
Innere Medizin I
Dr. Julia Palkovits
Krankenhaus Hietzing, 1. Medizinische
Abteilung mit Gastroenterologie
Dr. Berit Anna Payer
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Prof. Dr. Markus Peck-
Radosavljevic
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Prim. Dr. Johann Pidlich
Thermenklinikum Baden, Interne
Abteilung
Dr. Csilla Putz-Bankuti
Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin,
LKH Graz
Dr. Thomas Reiberger
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
Dr. Birgit Reinhart
Dr. Karoline Reinhart
Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin III, AKH
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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Ms. Alexandra Weisgram for the
coordination of the meeting and the editorial assistance
during the consensus meeting and Ms. Andrea Reichel
for her assistance during the consensus meeting.
Conflict of interest
A. Ferlitsch: Consultant for Pejcl Medizintechnik, Austria;
Boston Scientifc: Travel expenses; Boston Scientific, Cook
Medical, Ferring: Sponsoring of dedicated meetings.
V. Fuhrmann: Forschungsunterstützung von den Fir-
men Actelion, Air Liquide und Vivisol.
T. Reiberger: Roche (speaking/teaching, travel grant),
MSD (speaking/teaching, research grant), Phenex Phar-
ma (research grant), Gilead Sciences (research grant,
travel grant), Janssen (research grant).
Rest of the authors declare that there are no actual or
potential conflicts of interest in relation to this article.
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