Sustained low diffusing capacity in hepatopulmonary syndrome after liver transplantation

Table 3 Individual lung function test before and after liver transplantation (LT) in hepatopulmonary syndrome patients (% pred)

Pre-LT							Mid-term post-LT						Long-Term Post-LT
Patients No.	1	2	3	4 2	5 1	6 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	3	4	5	6
FEV1	106	110	77	90	71	80	106	120	74	83	96	81	102	123	76	71	66	87
FVC	99	116	77	106	87	97	99	126	64	100	83	93	99	131	70	106	66	87
FEV1/FVC	84	76	81	65	62	61	81	78	94	63	80	65	80	76	89	52	75	74
TLC	93	118	70	117	96	104	92	125	69	122	88	102	92	138	68	114	85	96
DLCO	34	70	24	43	77	78	47	77	29	39	71	58	46	85	34	46	57	69

¹Smoker;

²Ex-smoker. For other abbreviations see Table 2.