Doppler ultrasonographic evaluation of hepatic blood flow in clinical sepsis

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the hemodynamic response of the liver to sepsis by measuring hepatic blood flow. Thirty patients with sepsis were examined using Doppler ultrasonography and measurements of portal venous blood flow, hepatic arterial blood flow and total hepatic blood flow were recorded. Data were retrospectively reviewed and compared with findings for a control group of 12 healthy subjects. Significantly increased values of hepatic blood flow ( p p