Table 1.
Presence of liver disease | |
Intrapulmonary vasodilatation | Positive contrast enhanced echocardiography, lung perfusion scanning |
Gas exchange abnormality | arterial blood gas analysis: AaPO2 > 15 mmHg or > 20 mmHg in patients > 64 years |
Abbreviations: AaPO2: alveolar‐arterial oxygen tension difference