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Changes in hepatic perfusion after administration of hydroxyethyl starch in intensive care patients assessed using
Christoph Herold1, Markus Wehler, Detlef Schuppan
1Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Germany. christoph.herold@med1.imed.uni-erlangen.de
Clinical Imaging
|May 2, 2002
Abstract:
Using color-coded Doppler sonography (CCDS), changes in the resistance index of the hepatic artery (HA-RI) and in the velocities of the hepatic artery, portal and splenic vein (HA-V, PV-V, SV-V) were measured after administration of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in 50 intensive care patients. PV-V and SV-V increased, whereas HA-V and HA-RI remained unchanged. CCDS is suitable to assess liver perfusion in intensive care patients. Since HES enhances splanchnic perfusion, its application improves hepatic perfusion in intensive care patients.