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The spectrum of volatile organic compounds in the exhaled breath (breath‐print, BP) has been shown to characterize patients with cirrhosis and with worse hepatic function. However, the association of different… Click to show full abstract
The spectrum of volatile organic compounds in the exhaled breath (breath‐print, BP) has been shown to characterize patients with cirrhosis and with worse hepatic function. However, the association of different BPs with clinically relevant outcomes has not been described yet. Hence, we aimed to evaluate the association between BPs, mortality and hospitalization in cirrhotic patients and to compare it with that of the “classical” prognostic indices (Child‐Pugh Classification [CPC] and MELD).
Keywords:
nose may;
print analysis;
cirrhotic patients;
breath print;
analysis nose
Journal Title: Liver International
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Liver International
Year Published: 2017
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